diff --git a/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 1d81e9fa..8710f5d8 100644
--- a/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,18 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: molecule
   gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    users:
+      - user: testingUser
+        password: password123
   vars_files:
     - vars/vars.yml
 
   tasks:
+
     - name: Configure Dex OIDC instance
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../dex-config.yaml
+
+    - name: Setup a non-root sudoer to replicate a user environment
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../testing_user_setup.yaml
+      with_items: "{{ users }}"
diff --git a/molecule/testing_user_setup.yaml b/molecule/testing_user_setup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9356f254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/testing_user_setup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+- name: Make sure Passlib is present
+  ansible.builtin.pip:
+    name: passlib
+    state: present
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Create a non-root sudoer user
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: "{{ item.user }}"
+    shell: /bin/bash
+    group: wheel
+    password: "{{ item.password | password_hash }}"
+    create_home: yes
+
+- name: Configure Sudoers for the user
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/sudoers
+    line: "{{ item.user }} ALL = (ALL) ALL"
+    validate: 'visudo -cf %s'
+
+- name: Create an .ssh directory
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/home/{{ item.user }}/.ssh"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0700"
+    owner: "{{ item.user }}"
+
+- name: Configure SSH access for new user
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ molecule_ephemeral_directory }}/id_rsa.pub"
+    dest: "/home/{{ item.user }}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    mode: "0600"
+    owner: "{{ item.user }}"
+
+- name: Edit SSH config to disallow root login
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    regexp: '^(#*)?PermitRootLogin'
+    line: "PermitRootLogin no"
+
+- name: Restart SSH
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: sshd
+    state: restarted
+
+- name: Modify Molecule inventory
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: "{{ molecule_ephemeral_directory }}/inventory/molecule_inventory.yml"
+    regexp: 'ansible_user:'
+    line: "ansible_user: {{ item.user }}, ansible_become_password: {{ item.password }}, ansible_become: true}"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Force refresh inventory
+  ansible.builtin.meta: refresh_inventory
diff --git a/molecule/user_provided/prepare.yml b/molecule/user_provided/prepare.yml
index bb744480..1ffb1441 100644
--- a/molecule/user_provided/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/user_provided/prepare.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: molecule
   gather_facts: true
-  become: yes
+  vars:
+    users:
+      - user: testingUser
+        password: password123
   vars_files:
     - vars/vars.yml
   tasks:
+
     - name: Configure Dex OIDC instance
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../dex-config.yaml
 
@@ -17,19 +21,27 @@
           - mariadb-server
         state: latest
 
+    - name: Set Redis password
+      shell: |
+        echo "CONFIG SET requirepass "password"" | redis-cli
+
+    - name: Allow external connections for Redis
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/redis/redis.conf
+        regexp: 'bind 127.0.0.1 -::1'
+        line: "#bind 127.0.0.1 -::1"
+
     - name: Enable and start Redis
       ansible.builtin.service:
         name: redis
         enabled: yes
         state: started
 
-    - name: Set Redis password
-      shell: |
-        echo "CONFIG SET requirepass "password"" | redis-cli
-
-    - name: Allow external connections for Redis
-      shell: |
-        sed -i 's/#bind_address=0.0.0.0/bind_address=0.0.0.0/g' /etc/my.cnf.d/mariadb-server.cnf
+    - name: Allow external connections for MariaDB
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/my.cnf.d/mariadb-server.cnf
+        regexp: '#bind_address=0.0.0.0'
+        line: "bind_address=0.0.0.0"
 
     - name: Enable and start MariaDB
       ansible.builtin.service:
@@ -63,3 +75,7 @@
         GRANT ALL ON trillian.* to 'mysql'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
         FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         EOF
+
+    - name: Set up a non-root sudoer to replicate a user environment
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../testing_user_setup.yaml
+      with_items: "{{ users }}"