diff --git a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
index a1afa5b2..c3179d78 100644
--- a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Settings.gitlab['protocol']   ||= Settings.gitlab.https ? "https" : "http"
 Settings.gitlab['email_from'] ||= "gitlab@#{Settings.gitlab.host}"
 Settings.gitlab['support_email']  ||= Settings.gitlab.email_from
 Settings.gitlab['url']        ||= Settings.send(:build_gitlab_url)
-Settings.gitlab['user']       ||= 'gitlab'
+Settings.gitlab['user']       ||= 'git'
 Settings.gitlab['signup_enabled'] ||= false
 
 Settings['gravatar'] ||= Settingslogic.new({})
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25713482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+namespace :gitlab do
+  namespace :shell do
+    desc "GITLAB | Setup gitlab-shell"
+    task :setup => :environment do
+      setup
+    end
+  end
+
+  def setup
+    warn_user_is_not_gitlab
+
+    puts "This will rebuild an authorized_keys file."
+    puts "You will lose any data stored in /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys."
+    ask_to_continue
+    puts ""
+
+    system("echo '# Managed by gitlab-shell' > /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys")
+
+    Key.find_each(:batch_size => 1000) do |key|
+      if Gitlab::Shell.new.add_key(key.shell_id, key.key)
+        print '.'
+      else
+        print 'F'
+      end
+    end
+
+  rescue Gitlab::TaskAbortedByUserError
+    puts "Quitting...".red
+    exit 1
+  end
+end
+