diff --git a/roles/nfs-server/files/mknfshomedir.sh b/roles/nfs-server/files/mknfshomedir.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4bf7ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nfs-server/files/mknfshomedir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+_basedn="$(awk '{ if ($1 == "BASE") print $2 }' /etc/openldap/ldap.conf)"
+if [ -z "$_basedn" ]; then
+    logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+        "ERROR: Failed to get LDAP basedn" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+    _filter="(&(automountKey=$1)(objectClass=automount))"
+elif [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    _filter="(objectClass=automount)"
+else
+    echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [username]" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+ldapsearch -Q -LLL -b "ou=People,${_basedn}" "$_filter" automountInformation | \
+    awk -v_hostname="$(hostname -f)" '{
+        if ($1 == "automountInformation:") {
+            split($2, _, ":");
+	    if (_[1] == _hostname) {
+                print _[2];
+            }
+        }
+    }' | while read -r _target ; do
+        _user="$(basename "$_target")"
+	_basedir="$(dirname "$_target")"
+
+	[ -d "$_target" ] && continue
+
+        if ! getent passwd "$_user" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+                "ERROR: Cannot find user '${_user}'" 1>&2
+            continue
+        fi
+        if ! getent group "$_user" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+                "ERROR: Cannot find group '${_user}'" 1>&2
+            continue
+        fi
+
+	if [ ! -d "$_basedir" ]; then
+            logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+                "ERROR: Cannot find base direcory '${_basedir}'"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+	logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.info \
+            "Creating home directory '${_target}' for user '${_user}'"
+        install -d -o "$_user" -g "$_user" -m 0700 "$_target"
+        su "$_user" -s /bin/bash -c "umask 077 ; cp -r /etc/skel/. '${_target}'"
+    done
diff --git a/roles/nfs-server/files/mknfsroledir.sh b/roles/nfs-server/files/mknfsroledir.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9c7df21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nfs-server/files/mknfsroledir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+_basedn="$(awk '{ if ($1 == "BASE") print $2 }' /etc/openldap/ldap.conf)"
+if [ -z "$_basedn" ]; then
+    logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+        "ERROR: Failed to get LDAP basedn" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+    _filter="(&(automountKey=$1)(objectClass=automount))"
+elif [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    _filter="(objectClass=automount)"
+else
+    echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [role]" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+ldapsearch -Q -LLL -b "ou=Groups,${_basedn}" "$_filter" automountInformation | \
+    awk -v_hostname="$(hostname -f)" '{
+        if ($1 == "automountInformation:") {
+            split($2, _, ":");
+	    if (_[1] == _hostname) {
+                print _[2];
+            }
+        }
+    }' | while read -r _target ; do
+        _role="$(basename "$_target")"
+	_basedir="$(dirname "$_target")"
+
+	[ -d "$_target" ] && continue
+
+        if ! getent group "$_role" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+                "ERROR: Cannot find group '${_role}'" 1>&2
+            continue
+        fi
+
+	if [ ! -d "$_basedir" ]; then
+            logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.error -s \
+                "ERROR: Cannot find base direcory '${_basedir}'"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+	logger -i -t "$(basename "$0")" -p user.info \
+            "Creating role directory '${_target}' for role '${_role}'"
+        install -d -o root -g "$_role" -m 2751 "$_target"
+        install -d -o root -g "$_role" -m 2770 "${_target}/development"
+        install -d -o root -g "$_role" -m 2770 "${_target}/external"
+        install -d -o root -g "$_role" -m 2770 "${_target}/library"
+        install -d -o root -g "$_role" -m 2775 "${_target}/public"
+    done
diff --git a/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
index 53f6705..d2cf66d 100644
--- a/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@
     insertbefore: vers2=n
   notify: restart nfs-server
 
+- name: install home/role autocreate scripts
+  copy:
+    dest: "/usr/local/sbin/{{ item }}"
+    src: "{{ item }}.sh"
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+  with_items:
+    - mknfshomedir
+    - mknfsroledir
+
+- name: add home/role autocreate cron jobs
+  cron:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    user: root
+    minute: "*/15"
+    job: "/usr/local/sbin/{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
+    - mknfshomedir
+    - mknfsroledir
+
 - name: enable nfs server services
   service:
     name: nfs-server