diff --git a/roles/ipaclient/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ipaclient/tasks/main.yml
index 8840bb5f..9824eaf4 100644
--- a/roles/ipaclient/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipaclient/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
     - "{{ 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"
 
 - name: Install IPA client
diff --git a/roles/ipaclient/vars/CentOS-8.yml b/roles/ipaclient/vars/CentOS-8.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index d49e1cd5..00000000
--- a/roles/ipaclient/vars/CentOS-8.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RedHat-8.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/ipaclient/vars/OracleLinux-7.yml b/roles/ipaclient/vars/OracleLinux-7.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index 852b838d..00000000
--- a/roles/ipaclient/vars/OracleLinux-7.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RedHat-7.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/ipaclient/vars/OracleLinux-8.yml b/roles/ipaclient/vars/OracleLinux-8.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index d49e1cd5..00000000
--- a/roles/ipaclient/vars/OracleLinux-8.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RedHat-8.yml
\ No newline at end of file