diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 0bc92c457..f489923fd 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ cups_port: 631
 # Samba.  Do a security audit seriously before deploying this.
 samba_install: False
 samba_enabled: False
+shared_dir : "{{ content_base }}/public"    # /library/public
 
 # usb-lib
 usb_lib_install: True