1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/etc/crontab b/etc/crontab
index bd12b2dcdb54..b64a804f2628 100644
--- a/etc/crontab
+++ b/etc/crontab
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ HOME=/var/log
 # rotate log files every hour, if necessary
 0	*	*	*	*	root	newsyslog
 #
-# do daily/weekly/monthly maintenance
-1	3	*	*	0-5	root	periodic daily
-1	3	*	*	6	root	periodic daily weekly
-30	5	1	*	*	root	periodic monthly
+# Do daily/weekly/monthly maintenance.
+# These four rules make sure the right maintenance scripts run one
+# after the other on the right day.
+1	3	2-31	*	0-5	root	periodic daily
+1	3	2-31	*	6	root	periodic daily weekly
+1	3	1	*	0-5	root	periodic daily monthly
+1	3	1	*	6	root	periodic daily weekly monthly
 #
 # time zone change adjustment for wall cmos clock,
 # does nothing, if you have UTC cmos clock.