diff --git a/roles/compute-node-enable/defaults/main.yml b/roles/compute-node-enable/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+# compute-node-enable/defaults/main.yml
+
+cord_profile_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord_profile' }}"
+