diff --git a/crontab b/crontab
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+SHELL=/bin/bash
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+MAILTO=root
+HOME=/
+
+# run-parts
+01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
+02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
+22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
+42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
diff --git a/crontabs.spec b/crontabs.spec
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+Summary: Root crontab files used to schedule the execution of programs.
+Name: crontabs
+Version: 1.8
+Release: 1
+Copyright: public domain
+Group: System Environment/Base
+Source0: crontab
+Source1: run-parts
+Requires: tmpwatch
+BuildArchitectures: noarch
+BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-root
+
+%description
+The crontabs package contains root crontab files.  Crontab is the
+program used to install, uninstall or list the tables used to drive the
+cron daemon.  The cron daemon checks the crontab files to see when
+particular commands are scheduled to be executed.  If commands are
+scheduled, it executes them.
+
+Crontabs handles a basic system function, so it should be installed on
+your system.
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
+
+install -m644 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/crontab $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/crontab
+install -m755 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/run-parts $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/run-parts
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%config /etc/crontab
+/usr/bin/run-parts
+%dir /etc/cron.hourly
+%dir /etc/cron.daily
+%dir /etc/cron.weekly
+%dir /etc/cron.monthly
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Aug  7 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- put name of script in output of stuff run by run-parts (#12411)
+
+* Wed Jul 12 2000 Prospector <bugzilla@redhat.com>
+- automatic rebuild
+
+* Tue Jun  6 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- rebuild
+
+* Fri Aug 27 1999 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
+- don't run *~ or *, files (#4740).
+
+* Thu Apr 15 1999 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- don't run .rpm{save,new,orig} files (bug #2190)
+
+* Sun Mar 21 1999 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> 
+- auto rebuild in the new build environment (release 5)
+
+* Mon Nov 30 1998 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- crontab: set HOME=/
+
+* Sat Jun 27 1998 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
+- run-parts: skip sub-directories (e.g. CVS) found instead of complaining
+
+* Fri Apr 24 1998 Prospector System <bugs@redhat.com>
+- translations modified for de, fr, tr
+
+* Tue Apr 07 1998 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
+- moved crontab jobs up a bit to make sure they aren't confused by
+  switching to and fro daylight savings time
+  
+* Fri Oct 24 1997 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
+- removed tmpwatch and at entries
+
+* Thu Jul 31 1997 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
+- made a noarch package
diff --git a/run-parts b/run-parts
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# run-parts - concept taken from Debian
+
+# keep going when something fails
+set +e
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+	echo "Usage: run-parts <dir>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $1 ]; then
+	echo "Not a directory: $1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Ignore *~ and *, scripts
+for i in $1/*[^~,] ; do
+	[ -d $i ] && continue
+	# Don't run *.{rpmsave,rpmorig,rpmnew,swp} scripts
+	[ "${i%.rpmsave}" != "${i}" ] && continue
+        [ "${i%.rpmorig}" != "${i}" ] && continue
+        [ "${i%.rpmnew}" != "${i}" ] && continue
+        [ "${i%.swp}" != "${i}" ] && continue
+
+	if [ -x $i ]; then
+		$i 2>&1 | awk -v "progname=$i" \
+			      'progname {
+				   print progname ":\n"
+				   progname="";
+			       }
+			       { print; }'
+	fi
+done
+
+exit 0