diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 040c0be..21bf7cf 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -185,11 +185,18 @@
       state: absent
   when: ldap_have_ssl
 
-- name: configure ldap aliases
+- name: configure ldap aliases - 0/1
   tags: shell
-  template:
+  ansible.builtin.template:
     src: ldap_aliases.sh
-    dest: /etc/profile.d/
+    dest: /root/.ldap_aliases.sh
+
+- name: configure ldap aliases - 1/1
+  tags: shell
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /root/.bashrc
+    create: true
+    line: source /root/.ldap_aliases.sh
 
 - name: add some entries
   ldap_entry:
diff --git a/templates/ldap_aliases.sh b/templates/ldap_aliases.sh
index 8579b38..2890a5e 100644
--- a/templates/ldap_aliases.sh
+++ b/templates/ldap_aliases.sh
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ alias ldm="ldapmodify -x -D {{ ldap_admin_dn }} -y {{ ldap_secret_file }}"
 alias lda="ldapadd -x -D {{ ldap_admin_dn }} -y {{ ldap_secret_file }}"
 alias lds="ldapsearch -xLLL -D {{ ldap_admin_dn }} -y {{ ldap_secret_file }}"
 alias ldrm="ldapdelete -x -D {{ ldap_admin_dn }} -y {{ ldap_secret_file }}"
+alias ldpw="ldappasswd -x -D {{ ldap_admin_dn }} -y {{ ldap_secret_file }}"