diff --git a/sasl/manifests/init.pp b/sasl/manifests/init.pp
index e6d0768..abd0f86 100644
--- a/sasl/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/sasl/manifests/init.pp
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ class sasl::saslauthd {
                         start => "/usr/local/sbin/saslauthd -a ldap",
                     }
                 }
+                "ubuntu": {
+                    augeas { "set-saslauthd-mech":
+                        context => "/files/etc/default/saslauthd",
+                        changes => "set MECHANISMS ldap",
+                        notify  => Service["saslauthd"],
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             file { "/etc/saslauthd.conf":
@@ -87,6 +94,13 @@ class sasl::saslauthd {
                         start => "/usr/local/sbin/saslauthd -a kerberos5",
                     }
                 }
+                "ubuntu": {
+                    augeas { "set-saslauthd-mech":
+                        context => "/files/etc/default/saslauthd",
+                        changes => "set MECHANISMS kerberos5",
+                        notify  => Service["saslauthd"],
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         default: {
@@ -94,6 +108,14 @@ class sasl::saslauthd {
         }
     }
 
+    if $::operatingsystem == "Ubuntu" {
+        augeas { "enable-saslaudh":
+            context => "/files/etc/default/saslauthd",
+            changes => "set START yes",
+            before  => Service["saslauthd"],
+        }
+    }
+
     service { "saslauthd":
         ensure  => running,
         enable  => true,
@@ -149,6 +171,9 @@ define sasl::saslauthd::service($content=undef) {
         "openbsd": {
             $libdir = "/usr/local/lib/sasl2"
         }
+        "ubuntu": {
+            $libdir = "/usr/lib/sasl2"
+        }
         default: {
             fail("sasl not supported on ${::operatingsystem}")
         }