diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 632dd07c..46690864 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ glance_bin: "{{ _glance_bin }}"
 #  This is used for role access to the db migrations.
 #  Example:
 #  glance_etc_dir: "/usr/local/etc/glance"
-glance_etc_dir: "{{ _glance_etc }}/glance"
+glance_etc_dir: "/etc/glance"
 
 # venv_download, even when true, will use the fallback method of building the
 # venv from scratch if the venv download fails.
@@ -313,6 +313,5 @@ glance_glance_registry_conf_overrides: {}
 glance_glance_scrubber_conf_overrides: {}
 glance_glance_scheme_json_overrides: {}
 glance_glance_swift_store_conf_overrides: {}
-glance_glance_rootwrap_conf_overrides: {}
 glance_policy_overrides: {}
 glance_api_uwsgi_ini_overrides: {}
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index bf891d5a..f3ae2d12 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -82,26 +82,6 @@
     - "Restart glance services"
     - "venv changed"
 
-# Note (odyssey4me):
-# The policy.json file is currently read continually by the services
-# and is not only read on service start. We therefore cannot template
-# directly to the file read by the service because the new policies
-# may not be valid until the service restarts. This is particularly
-# important during a major upgrade. We therefore only put the policy
-# file in place after the service has been stopped.
-#
-- name: Copy new policy file into place
-  copy:
-    src: "/etc/glance/policy.json-{{ glance_venv_tag }}"
-    dest: "/etc/glance/policy.json"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "{{ glance_system_group_name }}"
-    mode: "0640"
-    remote_src: yes
-  listen:
-    - "Restart glance services"
-    - "venv changed"
-
 - name: Start services
   service:
     name: "{{ item.service_name }}"
diff --git a/tasks/glance_install.yml b/tasks/glance_install.yml
index c018d367..849a6e23 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_install.yml
@@ -52,22 +52,58 @@
     mode: "0755"
   with_items: "{{ glance_nfs_client }}"
 
+# NOTE(cloudnull): During an upgrade the local directory may exist on a source
+#                  install. If the directory does exist it will need to be
+#                  removed. This is required on source installs because the
+#                  config directory is a link.
+- name: Source config block
+  block:
+    - name: Stat config directory
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}"
+      register: glance_conf_dir_stat
+
+    - name: Remove the config directory
+      file:
+        path: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}"
+        state: absent
+      when:
+        - glance_conf_dir_stat.stat.isdir is defined and
+          glance_conf_dir_stat.stat.isdir
+  when:
+    - glance_install_method == 'source'
+
 - name: Create glance directories
   file:
-    path: "{{ item.path | realpath }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ item.owner | default(glance_system_user_name) }}"
-    group: "{{ item.group | default(glance_system_group_name) }}"
+    path: "{{ item.path | default(omit) }}"
+    src: "{{ item.src | default(omit) }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest | default(omit) }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state | default('directory') }}"
+    owner: "{{ item.owner|default(glance_system_user_name) }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group|default(glance_system_group_name) }}"
     mode: "{{ item.mode | default(omit) }}"
+    force: "{{ item.force | default(omit) }}"
   when:
-    - "item.path not in glance_mount_points"
+    - (item.condition | default(true)) | bool
+    - (item.dest | default(item.path)) not in glance_mount_points
   with_items:
     - path: "/openstack"
       mode: "0755"
       owner: "root"
       group: "root"
-    - path: "/etc/glance"
-      mode: "0750"
+    - path: "{{ (glance_install_method == 'distro') | ternary(glance_etc_dir, (glance_bin | dirname) + glance_etc_dir) }}"
+      mode: "0755"
+    # NOTE(cloudnull): The "src" path is relative. This ensures all files remain
+    #                  within the host/container confines when connecting to
+    #                  them using the connection plugin or the root filesystem.
+    - dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}"
+      src: "{{ glance_bin | dirname | regex_replace('^/', '../') }}/etc/glance"
+      state: link
+      force: true
+      condition: "{{ glance_install_method == 'source' }}"
+    - path: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/rootwrap.d"
+      owner: "root"
+      group: "root"
     - path: "/var/cache/glance"
     - path: "{{ glance_system_user_home }}"
     - path: "{{ glance_system_user_home }}/cache"
diff --git a/tasks/glance_install_source.yml b/tasks/glance_install_source.yml
index 6ee1da22..aee6571c 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_install_source.yml
@@ -50,3 +50,9 @@
       - section: "glance"
         option: "venv_tag"
         value: "{{ glance_venv_tag }}"
+
+- name: Link in the os-brick rootwrap filters
+  file:
+    src: "{{ glance_bin | dirname }}/etc/os-brick/rootwrap.d/os-brick.filters"
+    dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/rootwrap.d/os-brick.filters"
+    state: link
diff --git a/tasks/glance_post_install.yml b/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
index 62a83347..91c0cd5c 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
@@ -24,60 +24,88 @@
     config_type: "{{ item.config_type }}"
   when: item.condition | default(True)
   with_items:
-    - src: "glance-api-paste.ini.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-api-paste.ini"
-      config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_api_paste_ini_overrides }}"
-      config_type: "ini"
     - src: "glance-api.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-api.conf"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-api.conf"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_api_conf_overrides }}"
       config_type: "ini"
     - src: "glance-cache.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-cache.conf"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-cache.conf"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_cache_conf_overrides }}"
       config_type: "ini"
     - src: "glance-manage.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-manage.conf"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-manage.conf"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_manage_conf_overrides }}"
       config_type: "ini"
-    - src: "glance-registry-paste.ini.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-registry-paste.ini"
-      config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_registry_paste_ini_overrides }}"
-      config_type: "ini"
-      condition: "{{ glance_services['glance-registry']['condition'] | bool }}"
     - src: "glance-registry.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-registry.conf"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-registry.conf"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_registry_conf_overrides }}"
       config_type: "ini"
       condition: "{{ glance_services['glance-registry']['condition'] | bool }}"
     - src: "glance-scrubber.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-scrubber.conf"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-scrubber.conf"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_scrubber_conf_overrides }}"
       config_type: "ini"
     - src: "glance-swift-store.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/glance-swift-store.conf"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-swift-store.conf"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_swift_store_conf_overrides }}"
       config_type: "ini"
-    - src: "policy.json.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/policy.json-{{ glance_venv_tag }}"
-      config_overrides: "{{ glance_policy_overrides }}"
-      config_type: "json"
-    - src: "schema.json.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/schema.json"
+    - src: "schema-image.json.j2"
+      dest: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/schema-image.json"
       config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_scheme_json_overrides }}"
       config_type: "json"
-    - src: "schema.json.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/schema-image.json"
-      config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_scheme_json_overrides }}"
-      config_type: "json"
-    - src: "rootwrap.conf.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/glance/rootwrap.conf"
-      config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_rootwrap_conf_overrides }}"
-      config_type: "ini"
   notify:
     - Manage LB
     - Restart glance services
 
+# NOTE(cloudnull): This is using "cp" instead of copy with a remote_source
+#                  because we only want to copy the original files once. and we
+#                  don't want to need multiple tasks.
+- name: Preserve original configuration file(s)
+  command: "cp {{ item.target_f }} {{ item.target_f }}.original"
+  args:
+    creates: "{{ item.target_f }}.original"
+  with_items: "{{ glance_core_files }}"
+
+- name: Fetch override files
+  fetch:
+    src: "{{ item.target_f }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.tmp_f }}"
+    flat: yes
+  changed_when: false
+  run_once: true
+  with_items: "{{ glance_core_files }}"
+
+- name: Copy common config
+  config_template:
+    src: "{{ item.tmp_f }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.target_f_override | default(item.target_f) }}"
+    owner: "{{ item.owner | default('root') }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group | default(glance_system_group_name) }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode | default('0640') }}"
+    config_overrides: "{{ item.config_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "{{ item.config_type }}"
+  with_items: "{{ glance_core_files }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart glance services
+
+- name: Cleanup fetched temp files
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.tmp_f }}"
+    state: absent
+  changed_when: false
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: true
+  with_items: "{{ glance_core_files }}"
+
+# NOTE(cloudnull): This will ensure strong permissions on all rootwrap files.
+- name: Set rootwrap.d permissions
+  file:
+    path: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/rootwrap.d"
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+    mode: "0640"
+    recurse: true
+
 - name: Run the systemd mount role
   include_role:
     name: systemd_mount
diff --git a/templates/glance-api-paste.ini.j2 b/templates/glance-api-paste.ini.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index d2f10722..00000000
--- a/templates/glance-api-paste.ini.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-# Use this pipeline for no auth or image caching - DEFAULT
-[pipeline:glance-api]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler unauthenticated-context rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for image caching and no auth
-[pipeline:glance-api-caching]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler unauthenticated-context cache rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for caching w/ management interface but no auth
-[pipeline:glance-api-cachemanagement]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler unauthenticated-context cache cachemanage rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for keystone auth
-[pipeline:glance-api-keystone]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler authtoken context  rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for keystone auth with image caching
-[pipeline:glance-api-keystone+caching]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler authtoken context cache rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for keystone auth with caching and cache management
-[pipeline:glance-api-keystone+cachemanagement]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler authtoken context cache cachemanage rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for authZ only. This means that the registry will treat a
-# user as authenticated without making requests to keystone to reauthenticate
-# the user.
-[pipeline:glance-api-trusted-auth]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler context rootapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for authZ only. This means that the registry will treat a
-# user as authenticated without making requests to keystone to reauthenticate
-# the user and uses cache management
-[pipeline:glance-api-trusted-auth+cachemanagement]
-pipeline = cors healthcheck http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation osprofiler context cache cachemanage rootapp
-
-[composite:rootapp]
-paste.composite_factory = glance.api:root_app_factory
-/: apiversions
-/v2: apiv2app
-
-[app:apiversions]
-paste.app_factory = glance.api.versions:create_resource
-
-[app:apiv2app]
-paste.app_factory = glance.api.v2.router:API.factory
-
-[filter:healthcheck]
-paste.filter_factory = oslo_middleware:Healthcheck.factory
-backends = disable_by_file
-disable_by_file_path = /etc/glance/healthcheck_disable
-
-[filter:versionnegotiation]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.version_negotiation:VersionNegotiationFilter.factory
-
-[filter:cache]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.cache:CacheFilter.factory
-
-[filter:cachemanage]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.cache_manage:CacheManageFilter.factory
-
-[filter:context]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.context:ContextMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:unauthenticated-context]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.context:UnauthenticatedContextMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:authtoken]
-paste.filter_factory = keystonemiddleware.auth_token:filter_factory
-delay_auth_decision = true
-
-[filter:gzip]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.gzip:GzipMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:osprofiler]
-paste.filter_factory = osprofiler.web:WsgiMiddleware.factory
-hmac_keys = {{ glance_profiler_hmac_key }}  #DEPRECATED
-enabled = yes  #DEPRECATED
-
-[filter:cors]
-paste.filter_factory =  oslo_middleware.cors:filter_factory
-oslo_config_project = glance
-oslo_config_program = glance-api
-
-[filter:http_proxy_to_wsgi]
-paste.filter_factory = oslo_middleware:HTTPProxyToWSGI.factory
diff --git a/templates/glance-api.conf.j2 b/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
index 463e0228..283d1887 100644
--- a/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ filesystem_store_datadir = {{ glance_system_user_home }}/images/
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if 'swift' in glance_available_stores %}
-swift_store_config_file = /etc/glance/glance-swift-store.conf
+swift_store_config_file = {{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-swift-store.conf
 default_swift_reference = swift1
 swift_store_auth_insecure = {{ glance_swift_store_auth_insecure | bool }}
 swift_store_region = {{ glance_swift_store_region }}
diff --git a/templates/glance-registry-paste.ini.j2 b/templates/glance-registry-paste.ini.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 496529a3..00000000
--- a/templates/glance-registry-paste.ini.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Use this pipeline for no auth - DEFAULT
-[pipeline:glance-registry]
-pipeline = healthcheck osprofiler unauthenticated-context registryapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for keystone auth
-[pipeline:glance-registry-keystone]
-pipeline = healthcheck osprofiler authtoken context registryapp
-
-# Use this pipeline for authZ only. This means that the registry will treat a
-# user as authenticated without making requests to keystone to reauthenticate
-# the user.
-[pipeline:glance-registry-trusted-auth]
-pipeline = healthcheck osprofiler context registryapp
-
-[app:registryapp]
-paste.app_factory = glance.registry.api:API.factory
-
-[filter:healthcheck]
-paste.filter_factory = oslo_middleware:Healthcheck.factory
-backends = disable_by_file
-disable_by_file_path = /etc/glance/healthcheck_disable
-
-[filter:context]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.context:ContextMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:unauthenticated-context]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.api.middleware.context:UnauthenticatedContextMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:authtoken]
-paste.filter_factory = keystonemiddleware.auth_token:filter_factory
-
-[filter:osprofiler]
-paste.filter_factory = osprofiler.web:WsgiMiddleware.factory
-hmac_keys = {{ glance_profiler_hmac_key }}  #DEPRECATED
-enabled = yes  #DEPRECATED
diff --git a/templates/policy.json.j2 b/templates/policy.json.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b1f6be7..00000000
--- a/templates/policy.json.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "context_is_admin":  "role:admin",
-    "default": "role:admin",
-
-    "add_image": "",
-    "delete_image": "",
-    "get_image": "",
-    "get_images": "",
-    "modify_image": "",
-    "publicize_image": "role:admin",
-    "communitize_image": "",
-    "copy_from": "",
-
-    "download_image": "",
-    "upload_image": "",
-
-    "delete_image_location": "",
-    "get_image_location": "",
-    "set_image_location": "",
-
-    "add_member": "",
-    "delete_member": "",
-    "get_member": "",
-    "get_members": "",
-    "modify_member": "",
-
-    "manage_image_cache": "role:admin",
-
-    "get_task": "",
-    "get_tasks": "",
-    "add_task": "",
-    "modify_task": "",
-    "tasks_api_access": "role:admin",
-
-    "deactivate": "",
-    "reactivate": "",
-
-    "get_metadef_namespace": "",
-    "get_metadef_namespaces":"",
-    "modify_metadef_namespace":"",
-    "add_metadef_namespace":"",
-
-    "get_metadef_object":"",
-    "get_metadef_objects":"",
-    "modify_metadef_object":"",
-    "add_metadef_object":"",
-
-    "list_metadef_resource_types":"",
-    "get_metadef_resource_type":"",
-    "add_metadef_resource_type_association":"",
-
-    "get_metadef_property":"",
-    "get_metadef_properties":"",
-    "modify_metadef_property":"",
-    "add_metadef_property":"",
-
-    "get_metadef_tag":"",
-    "get_metadef_tags":"",
-    "modify_metadef_tag":"",
-    "add_metadef_tag":"",
-    "add_metadef_tags":""
-
-}
diff --git a/templates/rootwrap.conf.j2 b/templates/rootwrap.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 290338eb..00000000
--- a/templates/rootwrap.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration for glance-rootwrap
-# This file should be owned by (and only-writable by) the root user
-
-[DEFAULT]
-# List of directories to load filter definitions from (separated by ',').
-# These directories MUST all be only writeable by root !
-filters_path=/etc/glance/rootwrap.d,/usr/share/glance/rootwrap
-
-# List of directories to search executables in, in case filters do not
-# explicitely specify a full path (separated by ',')
-# If not specified, defaults to system PATH environment variable.
-# These directories MUST all be only writeable by root !
-exec_dirs={{ glance_bin }},/sbin,/usr/sbin,/bin,/usr/bin
-
-# Enable logging to syslog
-# Default value is False
-use_syslog=False
-
-# Which syslog facility to use.
-# Valid values include auth, authpriv, syslog, local0, local1...
-# Default value is 'syslog'
-syslog_log_facility=syslog
-
-# Which messages to log.
-# INFO means log all usage
-# ERROR means only log unsuccessful attempts
-syslog_log_level=ERROR
diff --git a/templates/schema.json.j2 b/templates/schema-image.json.j2
similarity index 72%
rename from templates/schema.json.j2
rename to templates/schema-image.json.j2
index d9f433bd..26ea3982 100644
--- a/templates/schema.json.j2
+++ b/templates/schema-image.json.j2
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-{
-    "kernel_id": {
-        "type": ["null", "string"],
-        "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}$",
-        "description": "ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting an AMI-style image."
-    },
-    "ramdisk_id": {
-        "type": ["null", "string"],
-        "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}$",
-        "description": "ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when booting an AMI-style image."
-    },
-    "instance_uuid": {
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "ID of instance used to create this image."
-    },
-    "architecture": {
-        "description": "Operating system architecture as specified in http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-compute/admin/content/adding-images.html",
-        "type": "string"
-    },
-    "os_distro": {
-        "description": "Common name of operating system distribution as specified in http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-compute/admin/content/adding-images.html",
-        "type": "string"
-    },
-    "os_version": {
-        "description": "Operating system version as specified by the distributor",
-        "type": "string"
-    }
-}
+{
+    "kernel_id": {
+        "type": ["null", "string"],
+        "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}$",
+        "description": "ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting an AMI-style image."
+    },
+    "ramdisk_id": {
+        "type": ["null", "string"],
+        "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}$",
+        "description": "ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when booting an AMI-style image."
+    },
+    "instance_uuid": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "Metadata which can be used to record which instance this image is associated with. (Informational only, does not create an instance snapshot.)"
+    },
+    "architecture": {
+        "description": "Operating system architecture as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/python-glanceclient/latest/cli/property-keys.html",
+        "type": "string"
+    },
+    "os_distro": {
+        "description": "Common name of operating system distribution as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/python-glanceclient/latest/cli/property-keys.html",
+        "type": "string"
+    },
+    "os_version": {
+        "description": "Operating system version as specified by the distributor",
+        "type": "string"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vars/distro_install.yml b/vars/distro_install.yml
index 40512433..d27f5654 100644
--- a/vars/distro_install.yml
+++ b/vars/distro_install.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ glance_package_list: |-
   {{ packages }}
 
 _glance_bin: "/usr/bin"
-_glance_etc: "/etc"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 8bf3c9d0..ec1689c2 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,18 @@ glance_mount_points: |-
   {%   set _ = mps.append(mp.local_path) %}
   {% endfor %}
   {{ mps }}
+
+glance_core_files:
+  - tmp_f: "/tmp/policy.json"
+    target_f: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/policy.json"
+    config_overrides: "{{ glance_policy_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "json"
+    condition: true
+  - tmp_f: "/tmp/glance-registry-paste.ini"
+    target_f: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-registry-paste.ini"
+    config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_registry_paste_ini_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
+  - tmp_f: "/tmp/glance-api-paste.ini"
+    target_f: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-api-paste.ini"
+    config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_api_paste_ini_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 1b9ecb26..a12a27ee 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,20 @@ glance_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages:
   - cyrus-sasl-md5
 
 glance_uwsgi_bin: '/usr/sbin'
+
+glance_core_files:
+  - tmp_f: "/tmp/policy.json"
+    target_f: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/policy.json"
+    config_overrides: "{{ glance_policy_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "json"
+    condition: true
+  - tmp_f: "/tmp/glance-registry-dist-paste.ini"
+    target_f: "{{ (glance_install_method == 'source') | ternary((glance_etc_dir ~ '/glance-registry-paste.ini'), '/usr/share/glance/glance-registry-dist-paste.ini') }}"
+    target_f_override: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-registry-paste.ini"
+    config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_registry_paste_ini_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
+  - tmp_f: "/tmp/glance-api-dist-paste.ini"
+    target_f: "{{ (glance_install_method == 'source') | ternary((glance_etc_dir ~ '/glance-api-paste.ini'), '/usr/share/glance/glance-api-dist-paste.ini') }}"
+    target_f_override: "{{ glance_etc_dir }}/glance-api-paste.ini"
+    config_overrides: "{{ glance_glance_api_paste_ini_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
diff --git a/vars/source_install.yml b/vars/source_install.yml
index 9695c677..3aa73c3b 100644
--- a/vars/source_install.yml
+++ b/vars/source_install.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ glance_package_list: |-
   {{ packages }}
 
 _glance_bin: "/openstack/venvs/glance-{{ glance_venv_tag }}/bin"
-_glance_etc: "{{ _glance_bin | dirname + '/etc' }}"
 glance_uwsgi_bin: "{{ _glance_bin }}"