diff --git a/src/server/Makefile.am b/src/server/Makefile.am
--- a/src/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/server/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 COMMON_SOURCES =  slavefuncs.c slavefuncs.h distrenjob.c distrenjob.h
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = distrend distrenslave
-distrend_SOURCES = distrend.c ${COMMON_SOURCES}
+distrend_SOURCES = distrend.c ${COMMON_SOURCES} user_mgr.c user_mgr.h
 distrend_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LIBS@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistrencommon.la
 distrend_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@ -I@top_srcdir@/src/common
 
diff --git a/src/server/user_mgr.c b/src/server/user_mgr.c
--- a/src/server/user_mgr.c
+++ b/src/server/user_mgr.c
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 
   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
   along with DistRen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
 */
 
-/*
- * This file contains code which stores, keeps track of, retrieves information of,
- * and backs up to XML, users of the DistRen system
- */
+#include "user_mgr.h"
diff --git a/src/server/user_mgr.h b/src/server/user_mgr.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/user_mgr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2009 Nathan Phillip Brink, Ethan Zonca, Matthew Orlando
+
+  This file is a part of DistRen.
+
+  DistRen is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  DistRen is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+  along with DistRen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/*
+ * Stores, keeps track of, retrieves information concerning,
+ * and backs up to XML DistRen's userdb system
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DISTREN_USER_MGR_H
+#define _DISTREN_USER_MGR_H
+
+
+
+#endif