diff --git a/smartgears/r_connector/files/check_ldap_users b/smartgears/r_connector/files/check_ldap_users
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d10ccd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smartgears/r_connector/files/check_ldap_users
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+NSCD_SERVICE="nscd"
+NSLCD_SERVICE="nslcd"
+SERVICE_CMD="/usr/sbin/service"
+
+RETVAL=
+
+CHECK_USER=$( id pasquale.pagano )
+RETVAL=$?
+
+restart_ns_services() {
+        $SERVICE_CMD $NSCD_SERVICE restart > /dev/null 2>&1
+        $SERVICE_CMD $NSLCD_SERVICE restart > /dev/null 2>&1
+        logger "check_ldap_users: Restarted the $NSCD_SERVICE and $NSLCD_SERVICE services."
+}
+
+if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] ; then
+        logger "check_ldap_users: The ldap connection is broken"
+        restart_ns_services
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml
index 474cff4b..e5e6d63b 100644
--- a/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/r_connector/tasks/main.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@
         - Restart the NSCD service
       tags: [ 'smartgears', 'r_connector', 'tomcat', 'r_connector_nslcd_conf' ]
 
+    - name: Install a script that checks if the ldap authentication is working, and if not it restarts the ns(l)cd daemons
+      copy: src=check_ldap_users dest=/usr/local/bin/check_ldap_users owner=root group=root mode=0555
+      tags: [ 'smartgears', 'r_connector', 'tomcat', 'r_connector_check_ldap' ]
+
+    - name: Add a cron job that runs the ldap users check script
+      cron: name="check ldap users" job="/usr/local/bin/check_ldap_users" state=present user=root
+      tags: [ 'smartgears', 'r_connector', 'tomcat', 'r_connector_check_ldap' ]
+
   when:
     - r_connector_install
     - r_connector_ldap_enabled