diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index bc045fb..06ba2fa 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ users:
     fullname: B User
     password: $6$w.............
     home: /custom/buser
+    createhome: True
     sudouser: True
     sudo_rules: 
       - ALL=(root) /usr/bin/find
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ users:
       pubkey: PUBLICKEY
     ssh_auth:
       - PUBLICKEY
+    ssh_auth.absent:
+      - PUBLICKEY_TO_BE_REMOVED
 
   ## Absent user
   cuser:
diff --git a/users/init.sls b/users/init.sls
index e34e244..abf84bf 100644
--- a/users/init.sls
+++ b/users/init.sls
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     - name: {{ home }}
     - user: {{ name }}
     - group: {{ user_group }}
-    - mode: 0755
+    - mode: {{ user.get('user_dir_mode', '0750') }}
     - require:
       - user: {{ name }}
       - group: {{ user_group }}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   user.present:
     - name: {{ name }}
     - home: {{ home }}
-    - shell: {{ user.get('shell', '/bin/bash') }}
+    - shell: {{ user.get('shell', users.get('shell', '/bin/bash')) }}
     {% if 'uid' in user -%}
     - uid: {{ user['uid'] }}
     {% endif -%}
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
     {% if 'fullname' in user %}
     - fullname: {{ user['fullname'] }}
     {% endif -%}
+    {% if not user.get('createhome', True) %}
+    - createhome: False
+    {% endif %}
+    - remove_groups: {{ user.get('remove_groups', 'False') }}
     - groups:
       - {{ user_group }}
       {% for group in user.get('groups', []) -%}
@@ -123,6 +127,17 @@ ssh_auth_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if 'ssh_auth.absent' in user %}
+{% for auth in user['ssh_auth.absent'] %}
+ssh_auth_delete_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
+  ssh_auth.absent:
+    - user: {{ name }}
+    - name: {{ auth }}
+    - require:
+        - file: {{ name }}_user
+        - user: {{ name }}_user
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if 'sudouser' in user and user['sudouser'] %}
 {% if not used_sudo %}
@@ -133,7 +148,7 @@ include:
 
 sudoer-{{ name }}:
   file.managed:
-    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}
+    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
     - user: root
     - group: {{ users.root_group }} 
     - mode: '0440'
@@ -141,16 +156,17 @@ sudoer-{{ name }}:
 {% for rule in user['sudo_rules'] %}
 "validate {{ name }} sudo rule {{ loop.index0 }} {{ name }} {{ rule }}":
   cmd.run:
-    - name: 'visudo -cf - <<<"$rule"'
+    - name: 'visudo -cf - <<<"$rule" | { read output; if [[ $output != "stdin: parsed OK" ]] ; then echo $output ; fi }'
+    - stateful: True
     - shell: {{ users.visudo_shell }} 
     - env:
       # Specify the rule via an env var to avoid shell quoting issues.
       - rule: "{{ name }} {{ rule }}"
     - require_in:
-      - file: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}
+      - file: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endfor %}
 
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}:
+{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
   file.managed:
     - contents: |
       {%- for rule in user['sudo_rules'] %}
@@ -161,9 +177,9 @@ sudoer-{{ name }}:
       - file: sudoer-{{ name }}
 {% endif %}
 {% else %}
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}:
+{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
   file.absent:
-    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}
+    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}
@@ -181,17 +197,17 @@ sudoer-{{ name }}:
 {% else %}
   user.absent
 {% endif -%}
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}:
+{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
   file.absent:
-    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ name }}
+    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for user in pillar.get('absent_users', []) %}
 {{ user }}:
   user.absent
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ user }}:
+{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}:
   file.absent:
-    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}{{ user }}
+    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for group in pillar.get('absent_groups', []) %}
diff --git a/users/map.jinja b/users/map.jinja
index 7a0c0d3..0779fd4 100644
--- a/users/map.jinja
+++ b/users/map.jinja
@@ -1,33 +1,37 @@
 # vim: sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 et ai
 {% set users = salt['grains.filter_by']({
   'Debian': {
-    'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d/',
+    'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
     'root_group': 'root',
+    'shell': '/bin/bash',
     'visudo_shell': '/bin/bash',
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
   },
   'Gentoo': {
-    'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d/',
+    'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
     'root_group': 'root',
+    'shell': '/bin/bash',
     'visudo_shell': '/bin/bash',
     'bash_package': 'app-shells/bash',
     'sudo_package': 'app-admin/sudo',
   },
   'FreeBSD': {
-    'sudoers_dir': '/usr/local/etc/sudoers.d/',
+    'sudoers_dir': '/usr/local/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/usr/local/etc/sudoers',
     'root_group': 'wheel',
+    'shell': '/bin/csh',
     'visudo_shell': '/usr/local/bin/bash',
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',
   },
   'default': {
-    'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d/',
+    'sudoers_dir': '/etc/sudoers.d',
     'sudoers_file': '/etc/sudoers',
     'root_group': 'root',
+    'shell': '/bin/bash',
     'visudo_shell': '/bin/bash',
     'bash_package': 'bash',
     'sudo_package': 'sudo',