diff --git a/actions/users b/actions/users
index a78d1af87..f7feddf35 100755
--- a/actions/users
+++ b/actions/users
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ Configuration helper for the LDAP user directory
 """
 
 import argparse
+import augeas
+import os
 import re
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-import augeas
 from plinth import action_utils
 
 ACCESS_CONF = '/etc/security/access.conf'
-LDAPSCRIPTS_CONF = '/etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.conf'
+LDAPSCRIPTS_CONF = '/etc/ldapscripts/freedombox-ldapscripts.conf'
 
 
 def parse_arguments():
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ olcRootDN: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
 
 def configure_ldapscripts():
     """Set the configuration used by ldapscripts for later user management."""
+    # modify a copy of the config file
+    shutil.copy('/etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.conf', LDAPSCRIPTS_CONF)
+
     aug = augeas.Augeas(
         flags=augeas.Augeas.NO_LOAD + augeas.Augeas.NO_MODL_AUTOLOAD)
     aug.set('/augeas/load/Shellvars/lens', 'Shellvars.lns')
@@ -338,10 +343,11 @@ def flush_cache():
 
 def _run(arguments, **kwargs):
     """Run a command. Check return code and suppress output by default."""
+    env = dict(os.environ, LDAPSCRIPTS_CONF=LDAPSCRIPTS_CONF)
     kwargs['stdout'] = kwargs.get('stdout', subprocess.DEVNULL)
     kwargs['stderr'] = kwargs.get('stderr', subprocess.DEVNULL)
     kwargs['check'] = kwargs.get('check', True)
-    return subprocess.run(arguments, **kwargs)
+    return subprocess.run(arguments, env=env, **kwargs)
 
 
 def main():