diff --git a/roles/proxmox/tasks/main.yml b/roles/proxmox/tasks/main.yml
index 8fdc07d..6b87986 100644
--- a/roles/proxmox/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/proxmox/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@
 - include_tasks: firewall.yml
 
 - include_tasks: frr.yml
+
+- include_tasks: user.yml
diff --git a/roles/proxmox/tasks/user.yml b/roles/proxmox/tasks/user.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf0a250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/proxmox/tasks/user.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+- block:
+    - set_fact:
+        primary: '{{ nodes | map(attribute="inventory_hostname") | sort | first }}'
+
+    - name: Install LDAP sync script
+      template:
+        dest: /usr/local/bin/sync-ldap.py
+        src: sync-ldap.py.j2
+        mode: 0700
+      when: primary == inventory_hostname
+
+    - name: Remove LDAP sync script
+      file:
+        path: /usr/local/bin/sync-ldap.py
+        state: absent
+      when: primary != inventory_hostname
+
+    - name: Configure cronjob
+      cron:
+        name: 'sync LDAP users and groups'
+        job: 'ip vrf exec default /usr/local/bin/sync-ldap.py'
+        user: root
+        cron_file: sync-ldap
+        hour: "2"
+        minute: "51"
+        state: '{{ "present" if inventory_hostname == primary else "absent" }}'
+  when: '"sync-ldap" in hostvars[inventory_hostname]'
diff --git a/roles/proxmox/templates/sync-ldap.py.j2 b/roles/proxmox/templates/sync-ldap.py.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb0a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/proxmox/templates/sync-ldap.py.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import collections
+import os
+import re
+
+import ldap3
+
+{% set password = lookup('passwordstore', "cluster/"+cluster, returnall=true) | from_yaml %}
+realm = '{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]["sync-ldap"] }}'
+ldap_host = '{{ domain }}'
+ldap_user = '{{ password.ldap_user }}'
+ldap_pass = '{{ password.ldap_pass }}'
+ldap_base = '{{ domain | split(".") | map("regex_replace", "^", "dc=") | join(",") }}'
+
+# build LDAP query for users
+filters = [
+    '(objectClass=user)', # only users
+    '(objectCategory=person)', # that are people
+    '(schacHomeOrganization=*)', # presumably
+    '(!(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))' # with enabled accounts
+]
+
+# run query
+server = ldap3.Server(ldap_host, use_ssl=True)
+ldap = ldap3.Connection(server, ldap_user, ldap_pass, auto_bind=True)
+ldap.search(ldap_base,
+        f'(&{"".join(filters)})', # conjuction (&(…)(…)(…)) of queries
+            attributes=['userPrincipalName', 'givenName', 'sn', 'mail', 'memberOf'])
+
+# build user and group dicts
+all_users = {}
+all_groups = collections.defaultdict(set)
+for e in ldap.entries:
+    user = f'{e.userPrincipalName.value}@{realm}'
+    all_users[user] = { k: e[k].value for k in e.entry_attributes }
+    for group in e.memberOf:
+        if m := re.match(r'^CN=([^,]*)', group.replace('\\,', '-')):
+            group = re.sub(r'[^A-Za-z0-9_.-]', '-', m[1])
+            all_groups[group].add(user)
+
+with open('/etc/pve/user.cfg.new', 'w') as f:
+    # user:{username}@{realm}:1:0:{name}:{surname}:{mail}:AD sync::
+    for user, info in sorted(all_users.items()):
+        print(f'user:{user}:1:0:{info["givenName"]}:{info["sn"]}:{info["mail"]}:AD sync::', file=f)
+
+    # group:{name}:{users}:AD sync:
+    print(f'group:ALL:{",".join(sorted(all_users))}:AD sync:', file=f)
+    for group, users in all_groups.items():
+        print(f'group:{group}:{",".join(sorted(users))}:AD sync:', file=f)
+
+    # keep everything not added by us
+    for line in open('/etc/pve/user.cfg'):
+        if not re.match('^(user|group):.*:AD sync:', line):
+            print(line, end='', file=f)
+
+os.rename('/etc/pve/user.cfg.new', '/etc/pve/user.cfg')