diff --git a/root/usr/local/bin/cron-notify b/root/usr/local/bin/cron-notify
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Crontab requires DISPLAY and XDG_RUNTIME_HOME
+# to be set when running notify-send, this script
+# makes defines those to make it eaiser to send
+# notifications from crontab without cluttering it
+# It sets "Cron Notification" title, rest of the
+# arguments are passed to notfiy-send
+
+XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)" \
+DISPLAY=:0 \
+notify-send "Cron Notification" $@
+