diff --git a/users/googleauth.sls b/users/googleauth.sls
index 55260f6cb79bacb05e7dbbc2a4815c97aaff8c8a..7342132a43e90c54196e31c312191fe5b276251f 100644
--- a/users/googleauth.sls
+++ b/users/googleauth.sls
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # vim: sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 et ai
 {% from "users/map.jinja" import users with context %}
 
-googleauth-package:
+users_googleauth-package:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ users.googleauth_package }}
     - require:
       - file: {{ users.googleauth_dir }} 
 
-{{ users.googleauth_dir }}:
-  file:
-    - directory
+users_{{ users.googleauth_dir }}:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ users.googleauth_dir }}
     - user: root
     - group: {{ users.root_group }}
     - mode: 600
diff --git a/users/init.sls b/users/init.sls
index ec9915fabb06c74b535e3e133493a98952bdf0c0..9326b26c614cf42ef1e618d8551d94f97260896a 100644
--- a/users/init.sls
+++ b/users/init.sls
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ include:
 {%- endif %}
 
 {% for group in user.get('groups', []) %}
-{{ name }}_{{ group }}_group:
+users_{{ name }}_{{ group }}_group:
   group:
     - name: {{ group }}
     - present
 {% endfor %}
 
-{{ name }}_user:
+users_{{ name }}_user:
   {% if user.get('createhome', True) %}
   file.directory:
     - name: {{ home }}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ include:
       - group: {{ group }}
       {% endfor %}
 
-user_keydir_{{ name }}:
+users_user_keydir_{{ name }}:
   file.directory:
     - name: {{ user.get('home', '/home/{0}'.format(name)) }}/.ssh
     - user: {{ name }}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ user_keydir_{{ name }}:
 
   {% if 'ssh_keys' in user %}
   {% set key_type = 'id_' + user.get('ssh_key_type', 'rsa') %}
-user_{{ name }}_private_key:
+users_user_{{ name }}_private_key:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ user.get('home', '/home/{0}'.format(name)) }}/.ssh/{{ key_type }}
     - user: {{ name }}
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ user_{{ name }}_private_key:
     - show_diff: False
     - contents_pillar: users:{{ name }}:ssh_keys:privkey
     - require:
-      - user: {{ name }}_user
+      - user: users_{{ name }}_user
       {% for group in user.get('groups', []) %}
-      - group: {{ name }}_{{ group }}_group
+      - group: users_{{ name }}_{{ group }}_group
       {% endfor %}
-user_{{ name }}_public_key:
+users_user_{{ name }}_public_key:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ user.get('home', '/home/{0}'.format(name)) }}/.ssh/{{ key_type }}.pub
     - user: {{ name }}
@@ -136,15 +136,16 @@ user_{{ name }}_public_key:
     - show_diff: False
     - contents_pillar: users:{{ name }}:ssh_keys:pubkey
     - require:
-      - user: {{ name }}_user
+      - user: users_{{ name }}_user
       {% for group in user.get('groups', []) %}
-      - group: {{ name }}_{{ group }}_group
+      - group: users_{{ name }}_{{ group }}_group
       {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
 
 {% if 'ssh_auth_file' in user %}
-{{ home }}/.ssh/authorized_keys:
+users_authorized_keys_{{ name }}:
   file.managed:
+    - name: {{ home }}/.ssh/authorized_keys
     - user: {{ name }}
     - group: {{ name }}
     - mode: 600
@@ -156,25 +157,25 @@ user_{{ name }}_public_key:
 
 {% if 'ssh_auth' in user %}
 {% for auth in user['ssh_auth'] %}
-ssh_auth_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
+users_ssh_auth_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
   ssh_auth.present:
     - user: {{ name }}
     - name: {{ auth }}
     - require:
-        - file: {{ name }}_user
-        - user: {{ name }}_user
+        - file: users_{{ name }}_user
+        - user: users_{{ name }}_user
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if 'ssh_keys_pillar' in user %}
 {% for key_name, pillar_name in user['ssh_keys_pillar'].iteritems()  %}
-ssh_keys_files_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_pub:
+users_ssh_keys_files_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_pub:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ user.get('home', '/home/{0}'.format(name)) }}/.ssh/{{ key_name
     }}.pub
     - contents: |
         {{ pillar[pillar_name][key_name]['pubkey'] }}
-ssh_keys_files_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_priv:
+users_ssh_keys_files_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_priv:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ user.get('home', '/home/{0}'.format(name)) }}/.ssh/{{ key_name
     }}
@@ -185,31 +186,31 @@ ssh_keys_files_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_priv:
 
 {% if 'ssh_auth_sources' in user %}
 {% for pubkey_file in user['ssh_auth_sources'] %}
-ssh_auth_source_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
+users_ssh_auth_source_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
   ssh_auth.present:
     - user: {{ name }}
     - source: {{ pubkey_file }}
     - require:
-        - file: {{ name }}_user
-        - user: {{ name }}_user
+        - file: users_{{ name }}_user
+        - user: users_{{ name }}_user
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if 'ssh_auth.absent' in user %}
 {% for auth in user['ssh_auth.absent'] %}
-ssh_auth_delete_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
+users_ssh_auth_delete_{{ name }}_{{ loop.index0 }}:
   ssh_auth.absent:
     - user: {{ name }}
     - name: {{ auth }}
     - require:
-        - file: {{ name }}_user
-        - user: {{ name }}_user
+        - file: users_{{ name }}_user
+        - user: users_{{ name }}_user
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if 'sudouser' in user and user['sudouser'] %}
 
-sudoer-{{ name }}:
+users_sudoer-{{ name }}:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
     - user: root
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ sudoer-{{ name }}:
       # Specify the rule via an env var to avoid shell quoting issues.
       - rule: "{{ name }} {{ rule }}"
     - require_in:
-      - file: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
+      - file: users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'sudo_defaults' in user %}
@@ -241,12 +242,13 @@ sudoer-{{ name }}:
       # Specify the rule via an env var to avoid shell quoting issues.
       - rule: "Defaults:{{ name }} {{ entry }}"
     - require_in:
-      - file: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
+      - file: users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
+users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
   file.managed:
+    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
     - contents: |
       {%- if 'sudo_defaults' in user %}
       {%- for entry in user['sudo_defaults'] %}
@@ -259,18 +261,18 @@ sudoer-{{ name }}:
       {%- endfor %}
       {%- endif %}
     - require:
-      - file: sudoer-defaults
-      - file: sudoer-{{ name }}
+      - file: users_sudoer-defaults
+      - file: users_sudoer-{{ name }}
 {% endif %}
 {% else %}
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
+users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
   file.absent:
     - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endif %}
 
 {%- if 'google_auth' in user %}
 {%- for svc in user['google_auth'] %}
-googleauth-{{ svc }}-{{ name }}:
+users_googleauth-{{ svc }}-{{ name }}:
   file.managed:
     - replace: false
     - name: {{ users.googleauth_dir }}/{{ name }}_{{ svc }}
@@ -279,16 +281,17 @@ googleauth-{{ svc }}-{{ name }}:
     - group: {{ users.root_group }}
     - mode: 600
     - require:
-      - pkg: googleauth-package
+      - pkg: users_googleauth-package
 {%- endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for name, user in pillar.get('users', {}).items() if user.absent is defined and user.absent %}
-{{ name }}:
+users_absent_user_{{ name }}:
 {% if 'purge' in user or 'force' in user %}
   user.absent:
+    - name: {{ name }}
     {% if 'purge' in user %}
     - purge: {{ user['purge'] }}
     {% endif %}
@@ -296,23 +299,25 @@ googleauth-{{ svc }}-{{ name }}:
     - force: {{ user['force'] }}
     {% endif %}
 {% else %}
-  user.absent
+  user.absent:
+    - name: {{ name }}
 {% endif -%}
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
+users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
   file.absent:
     - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for user in pillar.get('absent_users', []) %}
-{{ user }}:
+users_absent_user_2_{{ user }}:
   user.absent
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}:
+users_2_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}:
   file.absent:
     - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for group in pillar.get('absent_groups', []) %}
-{{ group }}:
-  group.absent
+users_absent_group_{{ group }}:
+  group.absent:
+    - name: {{ group }}
 {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/users/sudo.sls b/users/sudo.sls
index 5d852c949c8c66eec1bc5ae86f69f45d1d9cdf01..2953ad2eca263785adb37a205785d2ce08365ec8 100644
--- a/users/sudo.sls
+++ b/users/sudo.sls
@@ -2,31 +2,31 @@
 {% from "users/map.jinja" import users with context %}
 
 # Ensure availability of bash
-bash-package:
+users_bash-package:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ users.bash_package }}
 
-sudo-group:
+users_sudo-group:
   group.present:
     - name: sudo
     - system: True
 
-sudo-package:
+users_sudo-package:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ users.sudo_package }}
     - require:
-      - group: sudo-group
+      - group: users_sudo-group
       - file: {{ users.sudoers_dir }} 
 
-{{ users.sudoers_dir }}:
-  file:
-    - directory
+users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}
 
-sudoer-defaults:
+users_sudoer-defaults:
     file.append:
         - name: {{ users.sudoers_file }} 
         - require:
-          - pkg: sudo-package
+          - pkg: users_sudo-package
         - text:
           - Defaults   env_reset
           - Defaults   secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"