diff --git a/chunkymap-players-cronjob.sh b/chunkymap-players-cronjob.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f593511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chunkymap-players-cronjob.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# NOTE: only works since all scripts in /etc/cron.*/ or crontab run as root
+#python /home/owner/minetest/util/chunkymap-regen.py
+#-1 FOR LESS THAN ONE MINUTE AGO:
+#lol won't work because if the py doesn't run the players won't be updated
+#MT_PLAYERS_ACTIVE_COUNT=$(find /var/www/html/minetest/chunkymapdata/players -type f -mmin -1 | wc -l)
+#if[ $MT_PLAYERS_ACTIVE_COUNT -gt 0 ]; then
+flock -n /var/run/chunkymap-regen.lockfile -c /home/owner/minetest/util/chunkymap-regen-players.sh
+#fi
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diff --git a/install-chunkymap-on-ubuntu.sh b/install-chunkymap-on-ubuntu.sh
index 07d9960..e7966f3 100644
--- a/install-chunkymap-on-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/install-chunkymap-on-ubuntu.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/chunkymap-regen.py" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
 cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/chunkymap-regen.sh" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
 cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/chunkymap-regen-players.sh" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
 cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/chunkymap-cronjob" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
-cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/set-minutely-crontab-job.sh" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
+cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/chunkymap-players-cronjob" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
+cp -f "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR/set-minutely-players-crontab-job.sh" "$CHUNKYMAP_DEST/"
 cd "$CHUNKYMAP_INSTALLER_DIR"
 python replace-with-current-user.py  # the py file only manipulates the minetest/util folder
 # so chmod those files AFTER running the py above:
diff --git a/set-minutely-crontab-job.sh b/set-minutely-crontab-job.sh
index 7e90cbb..bd49511 100644
--- a/set-minutely-crontab-job.sh
+++ b/set-minutely-crontab-job.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ cd ~
 MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP=mts_cron.tmp
 if [ ! -f "crontab.1st" ];
 then
-sudo cp /etc/crontab "crontab.1st"
+cp /etc/crontab "crontab.1st"
 fi
 crontab -l > "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
 echo "* * * * * root /home/owner/minetest/util/chunkymap-cronjob" >> "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
-sudo crontab "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
+crontab "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
 rm "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
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diff --git a/set-minutely-players-crontab-job.sh b/set-minutely-players-crontab-job.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd46637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/set-minutely-players-crontab-job.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#sudo su -
+# NOTE: this works only since user is a field on Ubuntu (on some GNU/Linux systems it is not, which is implied by omission at http://www.adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference)
+# Minute, Hour, Day of Month, Month (1 to 12), Day of Week
+# m h dom mon dow user command
+
+cd ~
+MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP=mts_cron.tmp
+if [ ! -f "crontab.1st" ];
+then
+cp /etc/crontab "crontab.1st"
+fi
+crontab -l > "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
+echo "* * * * * root /home/owner/minetest/util/chunkymap-players-cronjob" >> "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
+crontab "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
+rm "$MT_CHUNKYMAP_CRON_TMP"
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