diff --git a/ansible/roles/authelia/files/conf-compose.py b/ansible/roles/authelia/files/conf-compose.py
index 92a76b8..011babb 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/authelia/files/conf-compose.py
+++ b/ansible/roles/authelia/files/conf-compose.py
@@ -117,7 +117,25 @@ def main():
 				}
 			}
 			data = dict_merge(data, data_)
-	
+	### postprocess
+	if True:
+		if (len(data["identity_providers"]["oidc"]["clients"]) <= 0):
+			data["identity_providers"]["oidc"]["clients"].append(
+				{
+					"public": False,
+					"id": "_dummy",
+					"description": "not a real client; just here to make Authelia run",
+					"authorization_policy": "one_factor",
+					"secret": "",
+					"scopes": [],
+					"redirect_uris": [],
+					"grant_types": [],
+					"response_types": [],
+					"response_modes": [],
+				}
+			)
+		else:
+			pass
 	## output
 	if True:
 		if (args.output_format == "json"):
diff --git a/ansible/roles/authelia/files/user-manage.py b/ansible/roles/authelia/files/user-manage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d9a84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/authelia/files/user-manage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys as _sys
+import os as _os
+import subprocess as _subprocess
+import argparse as _argparse
+import yaml as _yaml
+import string as _string
+import random as _random
+
+
+def file_read(path):
+	handle = open(path, "r")
+	content = handle.read()
+	handle.close()
+	return content
+	
+
+def file_write(path, content):
+	directory = _os.path.dirname(path)
+	if (not _os.path.exists(directory)):
+		_os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok = True)
+	else:
+		pass
+	handle = open(path, "w")
+	handle.write(content)
+	handle.close()
+	return content
+	
+
+def get_password_hash(binary_file_path, conf_file_path, name):
+	output = _subprocess.check_output([
+		binary_file_path,
+		"--config=%s" % conf_file_path,
+		"hash-password",
+		name
+	])
+	return output.decode("utf-8").split("\n")[0][8:]
+	
+
+def postprocess(binary_file_path, conf_file_path, data):
+	password = "".join(map(lambda x: _random.choice(_string.ascii_lowercase), range(16)))
+	if (len(data["users"]) <= 0):
+		data["users"]["_dummy"] = {
+			"displayname": "(Dummy)",
+			"password": get_password_hash(binary_file_path, conf_file_path, password),
+			"email": "dummy@nowhere.net",
+			"groups": [],
+		}
+	else:
+		pass
+	return data
+	
+
+def data_read(user_file_path):
+	data = _yaml.safe_load(file_read(user_file_path))
+	data["users"].pop("_dummy", None)
+	return data
+	
+
+def data_write(binary_file_path, conf_file_path, user_file_path, data):
+	file_write(user_file_path, _yaml.dump(postprocess(binary_file_path, conf_file_path, data)))
+	
+
+def main():
+	## args
+	argument_parser = _argparse.ArgumentParser()
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"command",
+		type = str,
+		choices = ["list", "show", "add", "change", "remove"],
+		default = "list",
+		help = "command to execute",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-b",
+		"--binary-file-path",
+		type = str,
+		default = "/usr/bin/authelia",
+		help = "path to the Authelia binary file",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-c",
+		"--conf-file-path",
+		type = str,
+		default = "/etc/authelia/configuration.yml",
+		help = "path to the Authelia configuration file",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-u",
+		"--user-file-path",
+		type = str,
+		default = "/var/authelia/users.yml",
+		help = "path to the user database file",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-n",
+		"--login-name",
+		type = str,
+		default = None,
+		help = "login name of the user; has to be unique",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-p",
+		"--password",
+		type = str,
+		default = None,
+		help = "password of the user",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-d",
+		"--display-name",
+		type = str,
+		default = None,
+		help = "display name of the user",
+	)
+	argument_parser.add_argument(
+		"-e",
+		"--email",
+		type = str,
+		default = None,
+		help = "e-mail address of the user",
+	)
+	args = argument_parser.parse_args()
+	
+	## exec
+	data = data_read(args.user_file_path)
+	if (args.command == "list"):
+		names = sorted(data["users"].keys())
+		for name in names:
+			_sys.stdout.write("%s\n" % name)
+	elif (args.command == "show"):
+		if (args.login_name is None):
+			raise ValueError("name required")
+		else:
+			if (not (args.login_name in data["users"])):
+				raise ValueError("no such user")
+			else:
+				entry = data["users"][args.login_name]
+				_sys.stdout.write("%s\n" % _yaml.dump(entry))
+	elif (args.command == "add"):
+		if (args.login_name is None):
+			raise ValueError("name required")
+		else:
+			if (args.password is None):
+				raise ValueError("password required")
+			else:
+				entry = {
+					"displayname": (args.display_name or args.login_name),
+					"password": get_password_hash(args.binary_file_path, args.conf_file_path, args.login_name),
+					"email": args.email,
+					"groups": [],
+				}
+				data["users"][args.login_name] = entry
+				data_write(args.binary_file_path, args.conf_file_path, args.user_file_path, data)
+	elif (args.command == "change"):
+		if (args.login_name is None):
+			raise ValueError("name required")
+		else:
+			entry = data["users"][args.login_name]
+			if (args.password is None):
+				pass
+			else:
+				entry["password"] = get_password_hash(args.binary_file_path, args.conf_file_path, args.login_name)
+			if (args.display_name is None):
+				pass
+			else:
+				entry["displayname"] = args.display_name
+			if (args.email is None):
+				pass
+			else:
+				entry["email"] = args.email
+			data["users"][args.login_name] = entry
+			data_write(args.binary_file_path, args.conf_file_path, args.user_file_path, data)
+	elif (args.command == "remove"):
+		if (args.login_name is None):
+			raise ValueError("name required")
+		else:
+			if (not (args.login_name in data["users"])):
+				raise ValueError("no such user")
+			else:
+				del data["users"][args.login_name]
+				data_write(args.binary_file_path, args.conf_file_path, args.user_file_path, data)
+	else:
+		raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+main()
diff --git a/ansible/roles/authelia/info.md b/ansible/roles/authelia/info.md
index abdb2ac..6779bb2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/authelia/info.md
+++ b/ansible/roles/authelia/info.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ## Beschreibung
 
 - zum Aufsetzen des Authentifizierungs-Dienstes [Authelia](https://www.authelia.com/)
-- um einen Clients hinzuzfügen, erstellt man eine entsprechende JSON-Datei in `/etc/authelia/conf.d/clients` und führt aus `/usr/bin/authelia-conf-compose`
+- um einen Clients hinzuzfügen, erstellt man eine entsprechende JSON-Datei in `/etc/authelia/conf.d/clients` und führt aus `authelia-conf-compose`
+- zum Verwalten der Nutzer kann man `authelia-user-manage` verwenden (`-h` anhängen für Erklärung)
 
 
 ## Verweise
@@ -13,6 +14,4 @@
 
 ## ToDo
 
-- Dummy-Client los werden
-- Dummy-Nutzer los werden
-- Nutzer-Datei-Verwaltung verbessern
+- Nutzer-Verwaltung verbessern (evtl. externalisieren)
diff --git a/ansible/roles/authelia/tasks/main.json b/ansible/roles/authelia/tasks/main.json
index 22cfd21..c765720 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/authelia/tasks/main.json
+++ b/ansible/roles/authelia/tasks/main.json
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@
 			"dest": "/etc/authelia/conf.d/main.json"
 		}
 	},
-	{
-		"name": "configuration | client | dummy",
-		"become": true,
-		"ansible.builtin.template": {
-			"src": "conf-client-dummy.json.j2",
-			"dest": "/etc/authelia/conf.d/clients/dummy.json"
-		}
-	},
 	{
 		"name": "configuration | compose",
 		"become": true,
@@ -101,7 +93,7 @@
 		}
 	},
 	{
-		"name": "setup users directory",
+		"name": "users | directory",
 		"become": true,
 		"ansible.builtin.file": {
 			"state": "directory",
@@ -109,13 +101,22 @@
 		}
 	},
 	{
-		"name": "place dummy user file",
+		"name": "users | initial file",
 		"become": true,
 		"ansible.builtin.template": {
 			"src": "users.yml.j2",
 			"dest": "{{var_authelia_users_file_path}}"
 		}
 	},
+	{
+		"name": "users | management script",
+		"become": true,
+		"ansible.builtin.copy": {
+			"src": "user-manage.py",
+			"dest": "/usr/bin/authelia-user-manage",
+			"mode": "0700"
+		}
+	},
 	{
 		"name": "apply",
 		"become": true,
diff --git a/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/conf-client-dummy.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/conf-client-dummy.json.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 88dcf25..0000000
--- a/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/conf-client-dummy.json.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"public": false,
-	"id": "dummy",
-	"secret": "d1424b378e4fbbc153f330f33b74ab192525b98cc2dd58b2e8d01c2737be00c6",
-	"redirect_uris": [
-	]
-}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/users.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/users.yml.j2
index eea8164..bf82e98 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/users.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/authelia/templates/users.yml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-users:
-  _dummy:
-    displayname: "(Dummy)"
-    password: "$argon2id$v=19$m=65536,t=3,p=4$sHIRjFaYRz2U3F8wHnqecQ$lwnQtHNeFqgLaLSW8It7KJSHNOJoSeF+RF7lwgM7WRA"
-    email: "dummy@nowhere.org"
-    groups: []
+users: {}