diff --git a/providers/ipa_group.rb b/providers/group.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from providers/ipa_group.rb
rename to providers/group.rb
diff --git a/providers/ipa_user.rb b/providers/ipa_user.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 325b82d..0000000
--- a/providers/ipa_user.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-def whyrun_supported?
-  true
-end
-
-action :remove do
-  Chef::Log.warn('Remove ipa_user triggered')
-end
-
-action :create do
-  Chef::Log.warn('Add ipa_user triggered')
-end
-
-private
-
diff --git a/providers/user.rb b/providers/user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ade096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+def whyrun_supported?
+  true
+end
+
+use_inline_resources
+
+action :remove do
+  Chef::Log.warn('Remove ipa_user triggered')
+end
+
+action :create do
+  Chef::Log.debug('Add ipa_user triggered')
+  if ipa_krblogin then
+    if ipa_userexist?(new_resource.name) then
+      Chef::Log.info("User " + new_resource.name + " already exists in IPA")
+      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(false)
+    else
+      Chef::Log.info("User " + new_resource.name + " being added to IPA")
+      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+private
+
+def ipa_krblogin
+  if ::File.exist?('/etc/ipa/admin.password') then
+    system 'kinit admin -l 1h < /etc/ipa/admin.password &>/dev/null'
+    if $? == 0 then
+      Chef::Log.info('IPA login successful')
+      true
+    else
+      Chef::Log.fatal('IPA login failed')
+      false
+    end
+  else
+    Chef::Log.fatal('IPA Admin Password file does not exist')
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+def ipa_userexist?(username)
+  check = `/usr/bin/ipa user-find --pkey-only --raw | /usr/bin/tr -d " " | /bin/grep "^uid:" | /bin/cut -b 5-`.split
+  if check.include?(username) then
+    true
+  else
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+def ipaFirstName(name)
+  name.gsub(/\s+/m, ' ').strip.split(" ")[0]
+end
+
+def ipaLastName(name)
+  name.gsub(/\s+/m, ' ').strip.split(" ")[-1]
+end
+
+def ipaInitials(name)
+  ipaFirstName(name)[0].upcase + ipaLastName(name)[0].upcase
+end
+
diff --git a/recipes/example.rb b/recipes/example.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf7f194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/example.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: freeipa
+# Recipe:: default
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 YOUR_NAME
+#
+# All rights reserved - Do Not Redistribute
+#
+
+freeipa_user "psi-jack" do
+  action        :create
+end
+
+freeipa_user "admin" do
+  action	:create
+end
+
diff --git a/resources/ipa_group.rb b/resources/group.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from resources/ipa_group.rb
rename to resources/group.rb
diff --git a/resources/ipa_user.rb b/resources/ipa_user.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d6c931..0000000
--- a/resources/ipa_user.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-actions :create, :remove
-default_action :create
-
-attribute :name, kind_of: String
-attribute :firstname, kind_of: String
-attribute :lastname, kind_of: String
-attribute :fullname, kind_of: String
-attribute :displayname, kind_of: String
-attribute :homedir, kind_of: String
-attribute :gecos, kind_of: String
-attribute :email, kind_of: String
-attribute :shell, kind_of: String
-attribute :password, kind_of: String
-attribute :uidnumber, kind_of: Integer
-attribute :gidnumber, kind_of: Integer
-attribute :create_group, kind_of: [TrueClass, FalseClass], default: true
-
-attribute :sshpubkey, kind_of: String
-
-attribute :street, kind_of: String
-attribute :city, kind_of: String
-attribute :state, kind_of: String
-attribute :postal_code, kind_of: String
-attribute :phone, kind_of: String
-attribute :mobile, kind_of: String
-attribute :pager, kind_of: String
-attribute :fax, kind_of: String
-attribute :carlicense, kind_of: String
-attribute :orgunit, kind_of: String
-attribute :title, kind_of: String
-attribute :manager, kind_of: String
-attribute :department_number, kind_of: String
-attribute :employee_number, kind_of: String
-attribute :employee_type, kind_of: String
-attribute :preferred_langugae, kind_of: String
-
diff --git a/resources/user.rb b/resources/user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b78cf51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+actions :create, :remove
+default_action :create
+
+attribute :username, :kind_of => String, :name_attribute => true, :required => true
+attribute :firstname, :kind_of => String
+attribute :lastname, :kind_of => String
+attribute :fullname, :kind_of => String
+attribute :displayname, :kind_of => String
+attribute :homedir, :kind_of => String
+attribute :gecos, :kind_of => String
+attribute :email, :kind_of => String
+attribute :shell, :kind_of => String, :default => '/bin/bash'
+attribute :password, :kind_of => String
+attribute :uidnumber, :kind_of => Integer
+attribute :gidnumber, :kind_of => Integer
+attribute :usergroup, :kind_of => [TrueClass, FalseClass], :default => true
+
+attribute :sshpubkey, :kind_of => Array
+
+attribute :street, :kind_of => String
+attribute :city, :kind_of => String
+attribute :state, :kind_of => String
+attribute :postal_code, :kind_of => String
+attribute :phone, :kind_of => String
+attribute :mobile, :kind_of => String
+attribute :pager, :kind_of => String
+attribute :fax, :kind_of => String
+attribute :carlicense, :kind_of => String
+attribute :orgunit, :kind_of => String
+attribute :title, :kind_of => String
+attribute :manager, :kind_of => String
+attribute :department_number, :kind_of => String
+attribute :employee_number, :kind_of => String
+attribute :employee_type, :kind_of => String
+attribute :preferred_langugae, :kind_of => String
+
+attr_accessor :exists #This is a standard ruby accessor, use this to set flags for current state.
+