diff --git a/planetstack/ec2_observer/steps/sync_users.py b/planetstack/ec2_observer/steps/sync_users.py
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+import os
+import base64
+import hashlib
+from django.db.models import F, Q
+from planetstack.config import Config
+from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
+from core.models.user import User, UserDeployments
+
+class SyncUsers(OpenStackSyncStep):
+    provides=[User]
+    requested_interval=0
+
+    def fetch_pending(self):
+        return User.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
+
+    def sync_record(self, user):
+        for user_deployment in UserDeployments.objects.filter(user=user):
+            # bump the 'updated' field so user account are updated across 
+            # deployments.
+            user_deployment.save()