# Modify ansible default system facts

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ansible-default-system-facts/23197>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 8, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ansible-default-system-facts/23197 "2016-12-08T03:06:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![colynn.liu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@colynn.liu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/colynn.liu)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ansible-default-system-facts/23197/1 "2016-12-08T03:06:24Z")

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As titile,  
Could we redefined ansible default system facts.

eg: default “ansible\_env.PWD” is “/root”  
But I want to change it to specific directory. shall I do ?

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ansible-default-system-facts/23197/2 "2016-12-13T06:46:34Z")

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Why would you do that?  
Why not create your own facts/variables instead?