diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce38bab..dc0ee7a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,36 @@ Implementation
 
 tuskar is a combination of Puppet manifest and ruby code to delivery configuration and extra functionality through types and providers.
 
+### Types
+
+#### tuskar_config
+
+The `tuskar_config` provider is a children of the ini_setting provider. It allows one to write an entry in the `/etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf` file.
+
+```puppet
+tuskar_config { 'DEFAULT/verbose' :
+  value => true,
+}
+```
+
+This will write `verbose=true` in the `[DEFAULT]` section.
+
+##### name
+
+Section/setting name to manage from `tuskar.conf`
+
+##### value
+
+The value of the setting to be defined.
+
+##### secret
+
+Whether to hide the value from Puppet logs. Defaults to `false`.
+
+##### ensure_absent_val
+
+If value is equal to ensure_absent_val then the resource will behave as if `ensure => absent` was specified. Defaults to `<SERVICE DEFAULT>`
+
 Limitations
 -----------
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/tuskar_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/tuskar_config/ini_setting.rb
index 4bd0867..a1d59c1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/tuskar_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/tuskar_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:tuskar_config).provide(
   :ini_setting,
-  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:ini_setting).provider(:ruby)
+  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 ) do
 
-  def section
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).first
-  end
-
-  def setting
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).last
-  end
-
-  def separator
-    '='
-  end
-
   def self.file_path
     '/etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf'
   end
 
-  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
-  def file_path
-    self.class.file_path
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb
index d78cc9e..f61139c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:tuskar_config) do
   ensurable
 
   newparam(:name, :namevar => true) do
-    desc 'Section/setting name to manage from /etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf'
+    desc 'Section/setting name to manage from tuskar.conf'
     newvalues(/\S+\/\S+/)
   end
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:tuskar_config) do
       value.capitalize! if value =~ /^(true|false)$/i
       value
     end
+    newvalues(/^[\S ]*$/)
 
     def is_to_s( currentvalue )
       if resource.secret?
@@ -39,4 +40,10 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:tuskar_config) do
 
     defaultto false
   end
+
+  newparam(:ensure_absent_val) do
+    desc 'A value that is specified as the value property will behave as if ensure => absent was specified'
+    defaultto('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+  end
+
 end