diff --git a/metznet/machines/ldap.scm b/metznet/machines/ldap.scm
index 3e9dc9e..2ed581d 100644
--- a/metznet/machines/ldap.scm
+++ b/metznet/machines/ldap.scm
@@ -7,29 +7,22 @@
   #:use-module (gnu services certbot)
   #:use-module (gnu services slapd)
 
-  #:export (ldap.metznet.ca))
+  #:export (ldap.metznet.ca ldap-services))
+
+(define-public ldap-services
+  (append (list (service certbot-service-type
+                         (certbot-configuration (email "admin@metznet.ca")
+                                                (certificates (list (certificate-configuration
+                                                                     (domains '
+                                                                              ("ldap.guix.metznet.ca")))))))
+                (service slapd-service-type
+                         (slapd-configuration (uris
+                                               "ldap:// ldapi:// ldaps:// ldapis://"))))
+          %metznet-server-services))
 
 (define-public ldap.metznet.ca
   (operating-system
     (inherit %metznet-base-server-system)
     (host-name "ldap.guix.metznet.ca")
     (services
-     (append (list (service certbot-service-type
-                            (certbot-configuration (email "admin@metznet.ca")
-                                                   (certificates (list (certificate-configuration
-                                                                        (domains '
-                                                                         ("ldap.guix.metznet.ca")))))))
-                   (service slapd-service-type
-                            (slapd-configuration (uris
-                                                  "ldap:// ldapi:// ldaps:// ldapis://")
-                                                 (backups (let ((slapd-seeds (getenv
-                                                                              "SLAPD_SEEDS")))
-                                                            (if slapd-seeds
-                                                                (map (lambda (ldif)
-                                                                       (local-file
-                                                                        ldif))
-                                                                     (string-split
-                                                                      slapd-seeds
-                                                                      #\:))
-                                                                '()))))))
-             %metznet-server-services))))
+     ldap-services)))
diff --git a/metznet/system/base-system.scm b/metznet/system/base-system.scm
index bb674a2..cb96245 100644
--- a/metznet/system/base-system.scm
+++ b/metznet/system/base-system.scm
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
                   (name "root")
                   (group "root")
                   (uid 0)
-                  (password (crypt (or (getenv "GUIX_ROOT_PW") "root")
-                                   "$6$salt"))
+                  (password (let ((env-pw (getenv "GUIX_ROOT_PW")))
+                              (if env-pw 
+                                (crypt env-pw "$6$salt")
+                                "!")))
                   (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))) %base-user-accounts))
 
 (define %metznet-base-groups