diff --git a/roles/ipabackup/tasks/restore.yml b/roles/ipabackup/tasks/restore.yml
index 55576c6e..455dea38 100644
--- a/roles/ipabackup/tasks/restore.yml
+++ b/roles/ipabackup/tasks/restore.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_version'] }}.yml"
     - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] }}.yml"
     - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}.yml"
+    # os_family is used as a fallback for distros which are not currently
+    # supported, but are based on a supported distro family. For example,
+    # Oracle, Rocky, Alma and Alibaba linux, which are all "RedHat" based.
+    - "vars/{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_version'] }}.yml"
+    - "vars/{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] }}.yml"
+    - "vars/{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }}.yml"
+    # If neither distro nor family is supported, try a default configuration.
     - "{{ role_path }}/vars/default.yml"
 
 ### GET SERVICES FROM BACKUP
diff --git a/roles/ipabackup/vars/CentOS-8.yml b/roles/ipabackup/vars/CentOS-8.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index d49e1cd5..00000000
--- a/roles/ipabackup/vars/CentOS-8.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RedHat-8.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/ipabackup/vars/OracleLinux-7.yml b/roles/ipabackup/vars/OracleLinux-7.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index 852b838d..00000000
--- a/roles/ipabackup/vars/OracleLinux-7.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RedHat-7.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/ipabackup/vars/OracleLinux-8.yml b/roles/ipabackup/vars/OracleLinux-8.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index d49e1cd5..00000000
--- a/roles/ipabackup/vars/OracleLinux-8.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RedHat-8.yml
\ No newline at end of file