diff --git a/ckan/ckan-solr/vars/main.yml b/ckan/ckan-solr/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b51a78b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ckan/ckan-solr/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+remote_user: root
diff --git a/postgresql-db/vars/main.yml b/postgresql-db/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b51a78b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postgresql-db/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+remote_user: root
diff --git a/solr-tomcat-core-conf/vars/main.yml b/solr-tomcat-core-conf/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b51a78b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solr-tomcat-core-conf/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+remote_user: root