diff --git a/utils/ansible/README.md b/utils/ansible/README.md
index 189e338d72d..fcf36aa1281 100644
--- a/utils/ansible/README.md
+++ b/utils/ansible/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export SETUP_SCRIPT= # opensuse-setup.yml or rockylinux-setup.yml
 
 ansible-playbook -i $TARGET_IP, $SETUP_SCRIPT \
   --extra-vars "host=all ansible_user=root ansible_password=$ROOT_PASSWORD \
-  testUser=pmdkuser testUserPass=pmdkpass"
+  new_user=pmdkuser new_user_pass=pmdkpass"
 ```
 **Note**: If the Linux kernel is outdated, `opensuse-setup.yml` and
 `rockylinux-setup.yml` playbooks will reboot the target platform.
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ uncomment the following two:
 and run commands as follows e.g.
 ```sh
 export SETUP_SCRIPT= # opensuse-setup.yml or rockylinux-setup.yml
-sudo ansible-playbook $SETUP_SCRIPT --extra-vars "ansible_user=pmdkuser"
+sudo ansible-playbook $SETUP_SCRIPT --extra-vars "new_user=pmdkuser"
 ```
 **Note**: If a reboot is necessary, as described above, perform it manually and
 rerun the playbook without in question.
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ Update playbooks to be used directly on the target as described [above](#provisi
 and execute:
 ```sh
 # as root:
-ansible-playbook rockylinux-setup.yml --extra-vars "testUser=pmdkuser testUserPass=pmdkpass"
+ansible-playbook rockylinux-setup.yml --extra-vars "new_user=pmdkuser new_user_pass=pmdkpass"
 # reboot shall be performed only if the playbook requests to do it.
 reboot
 # ...
 cd pmdk/utils/ansible
-ansible-playbook rockylinux-setup.yml --extra-vars "testUser=pmdkuser testUserPass=pmdkpass"
+ansible-playbook rockylinux-setup.yml --extra-vars "new_user=pmdkuser new_user_pass=pmdkpass"
 ```
 Log in as `pmdkuser` and execute:
 ```sh
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ Update playbooks to be used directly on the target as described [above](#provisi
 and execute:
 ```sh
 # as root:
-ansible-playbook opensuse-setup.yml --extra-vars "testUser=pmdkuser testUserPass=pmdkpass"
+ansible-playbook opensuse-setup.yml --extra-vars "new_user=pmdkuser new_user_pass=pmdkpass"
 # reboot shall be performed only if the playbook requests to do it.
 reboot
 # ...
 cd pmdk/utils/ansible
-ansible-playbook opensuse-setup.yml --extra-vars "testUser=pmdkuser testUserPass=pmdkpass"
+ansible-playbook opensuse-setup.yml --extra-vars "new_user=pmdkuser new_user_pass=pmdkpass"
 ```
 Log in as `pmdkuser` and execute:
 ```sh
diff --git a/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml b/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml
index 74e0d499191..2e0cb7efe7f 100644
--- a/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml
+++ b/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # - hosts: localhost
 #   connection: local
   vars:
-    testUser: null
-    testUserPass: pmdkpass
+    new_user: null
+    new_user_pass: pmdkpass
 
   tasks:
     - name: Update kernel packages
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
     - name: Add new user
       shell: |
         #!/usr/bin/env bash
-        export USER={{ testUser }}
-        export USERPASS={{ testUserPass }}
+        export USER={{ new_user }}
+        export USERPASS={{ new_user_pass }}
         useradd -m $USER
         export PFILE=./password
         echo $USERPASS > $PFILE
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         sed -i 's/# %wheel/%wheel/g' /etc/sudoers
         groupadd wheel
         gpasswd wheel -a $USER
-      when: testUser != None
+      when: new_user != None
 
     - name: Set variable OS
       env:
diff --git a/utils/ansible/rockylinux-setup.yml b/utils/ansible/rockylinux-setup.yml
index 501f1ac6b94..1844aa65e04 100644
--- a/utils/ansible/rockylinux-setup.yml
+++ b/utils/ansible/rockylinux-setup.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # - hosts: localhost
 #   connection: local
   vars:
-    testUser: null
-    testUserPass: pmdkpass
+    new_user: null
+    new_user_pass: pmdkpass
 
   tasks:
     - name: Update kernel packages
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@
     - name: Add new user
       shell: |
         #!/usr/bin/env bash
-        export USER={{ testUser }}
-        export USERPASS={{ testUserPass }}
+        export USER={{ new_user }}
+        export USERPASS={{ new_user_pass }}
         useradd -m $USER
         echo $USERPASS | passwd $USER --stdin
         gpasswd wheel -a $USER
         echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
-      when: testUser != none
+      when: new_user != none
 
     - name: Set variable OS
       env: