diff --git a/vars/global.yml b/vars/global.yml
index f0313e6da7..98a5bacb4c 100644
--- a/vars/global.yml
+++ b/vars/global.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ el7_qcow_id: ami-00000050
 # Set a default hostname base to transient. Override in host vars or command line.
 hostbase: transient
 # root_auth_users for cloud instances is '' by default
-root_auth_users: ""
+#root_auth_users: ""
 global_pkgs_inst: ['bind-utils', 'mailx', 'nc', 'openssh-clients', 
                    'patch', 'postfix', 'rsync', 'strace',
                    'tmpwatch', 'traceroute', 'vim-enhanced', 'xz', 'zsh',