diff --git a/precise/ldap/hooks/install b/precise/ldap/hooks/install
index 3b85651..ce1fc02 100755
--- a/precise/ldap/hooks/install
+++ b/precise/ldap/hooks/install
@@ -74,3 +74,17 @@ mmc-add-schema /usr/share/doc/python-mmc-base/contrib/ldap/mail.schema /etc/ldap
 
 # to put in /etc/mmc/plugins/base.ini
 
+
+##
+## LDAP Backup
+##
+
+cat <<EOF > /etc/cron.d/ldapbackup
+
+SHELL=/bin/sh
+PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+
+32 1 * * *   root   ansi_colors=no dayold=3 nbold=15 ldapdump_to_dir /var/backups
+
+EOF
+