diff --git a/playbooks/deploy-local-auth.yml b/playbooks/deploy-local-auth.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96ac384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/deploy-local-auth.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+---
+- name: Configure local users
+  hosts: all:!network
+  tags:
+    - auth
+    - ssh
+    - users
+  tasks:
+    - import_tasks: tasks/preprocess-local-users.yml
+
+    - name: Create local user accounts
+      tags: users_create
+      become: true
+      block:
+        - name: Create groups
+          group:
+            name: "{{ item }}"
+            state: present
+          loop: "{{ local_targets + ['omni'] }}"
+
+        - name: Load user passwords
+          include_vars:
+            file: secrets/passwords.yml
+
+        - name: Create users
+          user:
+            name: "{{ item.name }}"
+            comment: "{{ item.fullname | default('') }}"
+            shell: /bin/bash
+            groups: "{{ item.targets | intersect(local_targets) + ['omni'] }}"
+            system: "{{ item.svc | default(False) }}"
+            state: present
+            generate_ssh_key: false
+            password: "{{ users_secrets[item.name] }}"
+          loop: "{{ users_local }}"
+
+    - name: Delete removed user accounts
+      become: true
+      user:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      loop: "{{ users_local_removed | default([]) | difference(protected_users) }}"
+
+    - name: Grant sudo permissions to admin user accounts
+      become: true
+      user:
+        name: "{{ item.name }}"
+        groups: "{{ 'wheel' if ansible_os_family | lower == 'redhat' else 'sudo' }}"
+        state: present
+      loop: "{{ users_local_admin }}"
+
+    - name: Disable sudo password for ansible
+      become: true
+      lineinfile:
+        create: true
+        path: /etc/sudoers.d/30-ansible
+        line: "ansible ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL"
+        mode: 0644
+
+    - name: Disable sudo password for admin users
+      become: true
+      lineinfile:
+        create: true
+        path: /etc/sudoers.d/40-admin
+        line: "{{ item.name }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL"
+        mode: 0644
+        state: "{{ 'present' if disable_sudo_password | bool == true else 'absent' }}"
+      loop: "{{ users_local_admin }}"
+
+    - name: Ensure proper ownership of user home directories
+      become: true
+      file:
+        group: "{{ item.name }}"
+        owner: "{{ item.name }}"
+        path: /home/{{ item.name }}
+        recurse: true
+        state: directory
+      loop: "{{ users_local }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/deploy-sshkeys.yml b/playbooks/deploy-sshkeys.yml
index d42d460..45e7fb0 100644
--- a/playbooks/deploy-sshkeys.yml
+++ b/playbooks/deploy-sshkeys.yml
@@ -1,32 +1,22 @@
 ---
-- hosts: all
-  name: Update ssh keys on all devices
+- name: Update ssh keys on all devices
+  hosts: all
   tasks:
-    - import_tasks: tasks/users-preprocessing.yml
+    - import_tasks: tasks/preprocess-local-users.yml
 
-    - name: Install public keys
-      tags: users_keys
+    - name: Ensure SSH directory exists
       become: true
-      block:
-        - name: Ensure SSH directory exists
-          file:
-            state: directory
-            path: /home/{{ item.name }}/.ssh
-          loop: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
+      file:
+        state: directory
+        path: /home/{{ item.name }}/.ssh
+      loop: "{{ users_local }}"
 
-        - name: Put keys on remote
-          when: item.keys != []
-          authorized_key:
-            user: "{{ item.name }}"
-            key: "{{ item.sshkeys | join('\n') }}"
-            state: present
-            exclusive: yes
-          loop: "{{ local_users | difference([None]) }}"
-
-- hosts: all
-  name: Disable SSH password authentication
-  tags:
-    - always
-  tasks:
-    - import_tasks: tasks/sshd/disable-password-auth.yml
-      when: enable_ssh_password_auth|bool == false
+    - name: Put keys on remote
+      become: true
+      when: item.keys != []
+      authorized_key:
+        user: "{{ item.name }}"
+        key: "{{ item.sshkeys | join('\n') }}"
+        state: present
+        exclusive: yes
+      loop: "{{ users_local }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/initialize.yml b/playbooks/initialize.yml
index ccbfc9c..bb64eba 100644
--- a/playbooks/initialize.yml
+++ b/playbooks/initialize.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@
         src: bashrc.sh
         dest: /etc/profile.d/ZA-enpn-bashrc.sh
         mode: 0644
+
+- import_playbook: deploy-local-auth.yml
+
+- import_playbook: deploy-sshkeys.yml