diff --git a/tools/runjessie b/tools/runjessie
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+#!/bin/bash
+MOUNT_PATH="/tmp/data"
+CURRENT_DIRECTORY=`pwd -P` # untangle symbolic links if needed
+USERNAME=`whoami`
+IMAGE="debian:jessie"
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+    echo "usage: `basename $0` command_to_run_inside_a_container"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+RESOLVED_ARGUMENTS="$@"
+docker run -i -t -v "$CURRENT_DIRECTORY":"$MOUNT_PATH":Z $IMAGE bash -c "useradd -M -d $MOUNT_PATH $USERNAME 2>&1 > /dev/null && bash -c '$RESOLVED_ARGUMENTS'"
+
+# restore SELinux context for the current directory
+restorecon -R "$CURRENT_DIRECTORY"
+