diff --git a/newuser.sh b/newuser.sh
index bfbe5a2..f2475e2 100755
--- a/newuser.sh
+++ b/newuser.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 SLBRUSER=$1
+PUBKEY=$2
 test -z "$SLBRUSER" && echo "no user provided" && exit
 
 echo "Creating homedir..."
@@ -14,3 +15,5 @@ sudo chown "$SLBRUSER:$SLBRUSER" "/home/slbr/$SLBRUSER"
 sudo chsh "$SLBRUSER" -s /home/slbr/login.sh
 echo "Creating container..."
 sudo su "$SLBRUSER" -s /bin/sh -c "/home/slbr/lxcinit.sh"
+mkdir "/home/slbr/$SLBRUSER/.ssh"
+echo "$PUBKEY" >> "/home/slbr/$SLBRUSER/.ssh/authorized_keys"