diff --git a/ceph-create-mon b/ceph-create-mon
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..552374b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceph-create-mon
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "$0 initial-key-file"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+fname=$1
+
+ceph-mon --mkfs -i $(hostname) --keyring "$fname"
+ceph-mon --mkfs -i $(hostname) --keyring "$fname"  --setuser ceph --setgroup ceph
+touch /var/lib/ceph/mon/ceph-$(hostname)/sysvinit
diff --git a/ceph-monitor-bootstrap b/ceph-monitor-bootstrap
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 446a14a..fee7519
--- a/ceph-monitor-bootstrap
+++ b/ceph-monitor-bootstrap
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Creates the initial keys
+
 fname=/tmp/monkey
 
 ceph-authtool --create-keyring "$fname" --gen-key -n mon.
@@ -8,4 +10,5 @@ ceph-authtool "$fname" --gen-key -n client.admin --set-uid=0 --cap mon 'allow *'
 cat "$fname"
 
 # ensure mon has persistent storage!
-ceph-mon --mkfs -i mon.$(hostname)  --keyring /tmp/monkey
+ceph-mon --mkfs -i $(hostname)  --keyring /tmp/monkey
+touch /var/lib/ceph/mon/ceph-server3/