diff --git a/playbooks/update-users-local.yml b/playbooks/update-users-local.yml
index d418aa3..b8f371d 100644
--- a/playbooks/update-users-local.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update-users-local.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - import_playbook: dependencies.yml
 
 - hosts: all
-  name: Prompt for variables
+  name: Update local user accounts and access controls
   tasks:
     - import_tasks: tasks/users-preprocessing.yml
 
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
           group:
             name: "{{ item }}"
             state: present
-          with_items:
-            - "{{ targets }}"
-            - omni
+          loop: "{{ targets + ['omni'] }}"
 
         - name: Create users
           user:
@@ -29,20 +27,9 @@
             generate_ssh_key: "{{ 'yes' if generate_keys|bool == true else 'no' }}"
             ssh_key_comment: "{{ item.name }}@{{ inventory_hostname }}"
             ssh_key_bits: 4096
+            ssh_key_type: ed25519
             password: "{{ item.password }}"
-          with_items:
-            - "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
-
-        - name: Copy new keys
-          when: generate_keys|bool == true
-          fetch:
-            dest: "{{ playbook_dir + '/keys/' + item.name + '/' + inventory_hostname + '.pub' if item.name != 'root' and item.name != 'ansible' else '/dev/null' }}"
-            flat: yes
-            fail_on_missing: no
-            src: /home/{{ item.name }}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
-            validate_checksum: no
-          with_items:
-            - "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
+          loop: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
 
     - name: Delete users that have been removed
       tags: users_delete
@@ -55,18 +42,18 @@
         - name: Coallate user names
           set_fact:
             user_names: "{{ user_names | default([]) + [item.name] }}"
-          with_items: "{{ users }}"
+          loop: "{{ users }}"
 
         - name: Determine removed users
           set_fact:
-            removed_users: "{{ existing_users.stdout_lines | difference(user_names) }}"
+            removed_users: "{{ existing_users.stdout_lines | difference(local_users) | difference([None]) }}"
 
         - name: Delete removed user accounts
           become: true
           user:
             name: "{{ item }}"
             state: absent
-          with_items: "{{ removed_users }}"
+          loop: "{{ removed_users }}"
 
     - name: Grant sudo permissions
       tags: users_sudo
@@ -78,8 +65,7 @@
             name: "{{ item }}"
             groups: wheel
             state: present
-          with_items:
-            - "{{ local_admin_users | difference([None]) }}"
+          loop: "{{ local_admin_users | difference([None]) }}"
 
         - name: Disable sudo password for ansible
           become: true
@@ -97,24 +83,21 @@
             line: "{{ item }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL"
             mode: 0644
             state: "{{ 'absent' if disable_sudo_password|bool == false else 'present' }}"
-          with_items:
-            - "{{ local_admin_users | difference([None] )}}"
+          loop: "{{ local_admin_users | difference([None] )}}"
 
     - name: Configure GNOME
       tags: users_gnome
       when: ansible_distribution == "Fedora" and disable_gnome_user_list|bool == true
+      become: true
       block:
         - name: Configure GDM profile
-          become: true
           blockinfile:
             path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
             block: |
               user-db:user
               system-db:gdm
               file-db:/usr/share/gdm/greeter-dconf-defaults
-
         - name: Configure GDM keyfile
-          become: true
           blockinfile:
             create: true
             path: /etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-login-screen
@@ -122,15 +105,11 @@
               [org/gnome/login-screen]
               # Do not show the user list
               disable-user-list=true
-
         - name: Delete existing user database
-          become: true
           file:
             path: /var/lib/gdm/.config/dconf/user
             state: absent
-
         - name: Restart dconf database
-          become: true
           shell: dconf update
 
     - name: Install public keys
@@ -141,14 +120,14 @@
           file:
             state: directory
             path: /home/{{ item.name }}/.ssh
-          with_items: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
+          loop: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
         - name: Put keys on remote
           authorized_key:
             user: "{{ item.name }}"
             key: "{{ lookup('pipe','cat keys/' + item.name + '/*') if item.name != 'root' else '' }}"
             state: present
             exclusive: yes
-          with_items: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
+          loop: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
 
     - name: Ensure proper ownership of user home directories
       become: true
@@ -158,8 +137,7 @@
         path: /home/{{ item.name }}
         recurse: yes
         state: directory
-      with_items:
-        - "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
+      loop: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
 
 - hosts: all
   name: Disable SSH password authentication