diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 65d43c8853..daadbaaf37 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ project: ""
 # The directory to store the config files on the destination node
 node_config_directory: "/etc/kolla/{{ project }}"
 
-# The group which own node_config_directory
-config_owner_user: "kolla"
-config_owner_group: "kolla"
+# The group which own node_config_directory, you can use a non-root
+# user to deploy kolla
+config_owner_user: "root"
+config_owner_group: "root"
 
 
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