diff --git a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index 560c336..9b71a98 100644
--- a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -118,4 +118,7 @@ system_base_bash_aliases:
 system_extra_bash_aliases: {}
 system_bash_aliases: "{{ system_base_bash_aliases | combine(system_extra_bash_aliases, recursive=True) }}"
 
+# shell scriplet to exec on boot
+system_rc_local_cmd: []
+
 ...
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/system.yml b/roles/common/tasks/system.yml
index b5d9266..89999ed 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/system.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/system.yml
@@ -136,4 +136,14 @@
 - name: Deploy bash aliases
   template: src=bash_aliases.sh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/ansible_aliases.sh mode=755
 
+- name: Ensure /etc/rc.d exists
+  file: path=/etc/rc.d state=directory
+
+- name: Deploy rc.local script
+  template: src=rc.local.j2 dest=/etc/rc.d/rc.local mode=755
+
+  # Debian is using /etc/rc.local while RHEL is using /etc/rc.d/rc.local
+- name: Link /etc/rc.local to /etc/rc.d/rc.local
+  file: src=/etc/rc.d/rc.local path=/etc/rc.local state=link force=True
+
 ...
diff --git a/roles/common/templates/rc.local.j2 b/roles/common/templates/rc.local.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c1d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/templates/rc.local.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+{% for cmd in system_rc_local_cmd %}
+{{ cmd }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+exit 0