diff --git a/make_dev_container.sh b/make_dev_container.sh
index 17a5afab47f427f8dcb42d8305c49f20501db035..d53c7eb2e279a99848001e0df5a80d138bcd583c 100755
--- a/make_dev_container.sh
+++ b/make_dev_container.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ docker container create --env-file docker/laptop-mode-env -p 28000:8000 --name s
 docker container start symposion
 docker exec symposion ./manage.py migrate
 docker exec symposion ./manage.py loaddata ./fixtures/*.json
+docker exec symposion ./manage.py populate_inventory
 docker exec symposion ./manage.py create_review_permissions
-docker exec -it symposion ./manage.py createsuperuser
+docker exec -it symposion ./manage.py createsuperuser --username root --email root@example.com
 
-## The following sets up everything required for rego - tickets and
-## t-shirts and stuff. At this stage, it's not something we want.
+set +x
+echo "Now you can log into http://localhost:28000/admin"
+echo "Username: root      Password: the one you just typed twice"
+echo "If you need to test as a non-admin user, create one at"
+echo "http://localhost:28000/admin/auth/user/add/ - then log out"
+echo "and log back in at http://localhost:28000"
 
-#docker exec symposion ./manage.py populate_inventory