diff --git a/roles/ldap-server/files/slapd b/roles/ldap-server/files/slapd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb6f1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ldap-server/files/slapd
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Default location of the slapd.conf file or slapd.d cn=config directory. If
+# empty, use the compiled-in default (/etc/ldap/slapd.d with a fallback to
+# /etc/ldap/slapd.conf).
+SLAPD_CONF=
+
+# System account to run the slapd server under. If empty the server
+# will run as root.
+SLAPD_USER="openldap"
+
+# System group to run the slapd server under. If empty the server will
+# run in the primary group of its user.
+SLAPD_GROUP="openldap"
+
+# Path to the pid file of the slapd server. If not set the init.d script
+# will try to figure it out from $SLAPD_CONF (/etc/ldap/slapd.conf by
+# default)
+SLAPD_PIDFILE=
+
+# slapd normally serves ldap only on all TCP-ports 389. slapd can also
+# service requests on TCP-port 636 (ldaps) and requests via unix
+# sockets.
+# Example usage:
+# SLAPD_SERVICES="ldap://127.0.0.1:389/ ldaps:/// ldapi:///"
+SLAPD_SERVICES="ldap://127.0.0.1:389/ ldaps:/// ldapi:///"
+
+# If SLAPD_NO_START is set, the init script will not start or restart
+# slapd (but stop will still work).  Uncomment this if you are
+# starting slapd via some other means or if you don't want slapd normally
+# started at boot.
+#SLAPD_NO_START=1
+
+# If SLAPD_SENTINEL_FILE is set to path to a file and that file exists,
+# the init script will not start or restart slapd (but stop will still
+# work).  Use this for temporarily disabling startup of slapd (when doing
+# maintenance, for example, or through a configuration management system)
+# when you don't want to edit a configuration file.
+SLAPD_SENTINEL_FILE=/etc/ldap/noslapd
+
+# For Kerberos authentication (via SASL), slapd by default uses the system
+# keytab file (/etc/krb5.keytab).  To use a different keytab file,
+# uncomment this line and change the path.
+#export KRB5_KTNAME=/etc/krb5.keytab
+
+# Additional options to pass to slapd
+SLAPD_OPTIONS=""
diff --git a/roles/ldap-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ldap-server/tasks/main.yml
index 0571726..cd66d72 100644
--- a/roles/ldap-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ldap-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
   notify: Restart slapd
   tags: ldap
 
+- name: Configure slapd (init script)
+  copy: src=slapd dest=/etc/default/slapd
+  tags: ldap
+
 - name: Configure slapd
   template: src=slapd.conf.j2 dest=/etc/ldap/slapd.conf
   notify: Restart slapd
diff --git a/roles/ldap-server/templates/slapd.conf.j2 b/roles/ldap-server/templates/slapd.conf.j2
index cc58bac..f6c1169 100644
--- a/roles/ldap-server/templates/slapd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ldap-server/templates/slapd.conf.j2
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ access to attrs=userPassword
 	by self write
 	by anonymous auth
 	by * none
+access to attrs=loginShell
+	by self write
+	by * none
 access to *
 	by self read
 	by users read