diff --git a/nfs-client/handlers/main.yml b/nfs-client/handlers/main.yml
index b6756c0545d70cee2f911e2611d67ad2f9274cfc..cad92090023494f976c4fd01e930cadfbfbb2c1f 100644
--- a/nfs-client/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/nfs-client/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@
 
 - name: restart autofs
   service: name=autofs state=restarted
+
+- name: restart nfs-common
+  service: name=nfs-common state=restarted
+
+- name: reload sysfs.conf
+  service: name=sysfsutils state=restarted
diff --git a/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml b/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
index f7165b8159d54bb293dcccd0ebb07c2906a21a66..b79fc798143a96a0daaeb327b79562e4411d00ba 100644
--- a/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,40 @@
 - name: ensure CIFS utils are installed
   apt: name=cifs-utils,smbclient state=latest
   tags:
+    - nfs-client
     - cifs-client
     - packages
 
+- name: ensure sysfs-utils are installed
+  apt: name=sysfsutils state=present
+  tags:
+    - nfs-client
+    - packages
+
+- name: ensure we use the idmapper
+  command: 'echo "N" > /sys/module/nfs/parameters/nfs4_disable_idmapping'
+  notify:
+    - restart nfs-common
+  tags:
+    - nfs-client
+    - sysfs
+    - config
+
+- name: ensure we use the idmapper after a reboot
+  lineinfile: line="module/nfs/parameters/nfs4_disable_idmapping = N" dest=/etc/sysfs.conf create=yes
+  notify:
+    - reload sysfs.conf
+    - restart nfs-common
+  tags:
+    - nfs-client
+    - sysfs
+    - config
+
 # makes life much easier to have an automounter and not /etc/fstab
 - name: ensure automounter is installed
   apt: name=autofs state=latest
   tags:
+    - nfs-client
     - autofs
     - packages
 
@@ -25,12 +52,14 @@
   notify:
     - restart autofs
   tags:
+    - nfs-client
     - autofs
     - config
 
 - name: ensure mounts from central storage are available
   template: src=auto.nfs.j2 dest=/etc/auto.nfs owner=root group=root mode=0644
   notify:
+    - nfs-client
     - restart autofs
   tags:
     - autofs
@@ -39,18 +68,21 @@
 - name: ensure automounter is enabled
   service: name=autofs state=running enabled=yes
   tags:
+    - nfs-client
     - autofs
     - service
 
 - name: ensure linking of home
   script: create_netdir.sh home
   tags:
+    - nfs-client
     - fsmpi
     - autofs
 
 - name: ensure linking of pub
   script: create_netdir.sh pub
   tags:
+    - nfs-client
     - fsmpi
     - autofs