diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 331e02d72..6b5911163 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ install::
 	@echo "Making devices.."
 	p=`pwd` && cd /dev && sh $$p/../commands/scripts/MAKEDEV.sh null 
 	p=`pwd` && cd /dev && sh $$p/../commands/scripts/MAKEDEV.sh std  2>/dev/null
+	install -o bin -g operator -m 755 crontab /usr/lib
 	@echo "Making user homedirs.."
 	for u in /usr/ast ~root; do cp ast/.[aepv]* $$u ; done
 
diff --git a/etc/crontab b/etc/crontab
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9ad432fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/crontab
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+?  6  *  *  *	/usr/etc/daily cron