diff --git a/applications/ldap_client.nix b/applications/ldap_client.nix
index ca64aec..69340cd 100644
--- a/applications/ldap_client.nix
+++ b/applications/ldap_client.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     # this is athe actual configuration that we need to do
 
+    # give users a home dir
+    security.pam.services.sshd.makeHomeDir = true;
 
     services.sssd = {
       enable = true;