diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/aws-auth.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/aws-auth.auto.tfvars
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/aws-auth.auto.tfvars
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+aws_auth_users = [
+  {
+    userarn      = ""
+    aws_username = "a-ashle001"
+    username     = "admin"
+    groups       = ["system:masters", "eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group"]
+  },
+  {
+    userarn      = ""
+    aws_username = "a-badra001"
+    username     = "admin"
+    groups       = ["system:masters", "eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group"]
+  },
+]
+aws_auth_roles = [
+  {
+    rolearn : ""
+    aws_rolename : "r-inf-cloud-admin"
+    username : "admin"
+    groups = ["eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group"]
+  },
+]
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/settings.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/settings.auto.tfvars
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/settings.auto.tfvars
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+../settings.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..cb9b691
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/aws-auth/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
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+../variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/cluster-roles/settings.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/cluster-roles/settings.auto.tfvars
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index 0000000..e397af4
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/cluster-roles/settings.auto.tfvars
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+../settings.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/common-services/common-services.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/common-services/common-services.auto.tfvars
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/common-services/common-services.auto.tfvars
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+#tls_crt_file = "certs/pki.test4.sandbox.csp2.census.gov.bundle.crt"
+#tls_key_file = "certs/pki.test4.sandbox.csp2.census.gov.key"
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/common-services/settings.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/common-services/settings.auto.tfvars
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/common-services/settings.auto.tfvars
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+../settings.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/common-services/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/common-services/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..cb9b691
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/common-services/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
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+../variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/efs/settings.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/efs/settings.auto.tfvars
new file mode 120000
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/efs/settings.auto.tfvars
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+../settings.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/efs/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/efs/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
new file mode 120000
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/efs/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
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+../variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/cluster-autoscaler/settings.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/cluster-autoscaler/settings.auto.tfvars
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..e397af4
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/cluster-autoscaler/settings.auto.tfvars
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+../settings.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/cluster-autoscaler/variables.irsa.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/cluster-autoscaler/variables.irsa.auto.tfvars
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/cluster-autoscaler/variables.irsa.auto.tfvars
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+namespace = "kube-system"
+name      = "cluster-autoscaler"
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/settings.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/settings.auto.tfvars
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..e397af4
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/irsa-roles/settings.auto.tfvars
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+../settings.auto.tfvars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars b/examples/full-cluster/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
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+++ b/examples/full-cluster/variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
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+# for a submodule/subrepository, copy variables.vpc.auto.tfvars from the appropriate vpc/{region}/vpc{n}/ directory in the main repo
+# for something directly in the main repo for the account, make a link to the file, which is handled by setup-new-directory.sh
+# if you fail to do this, you will get some errors on missing variables
+#
+# you may also wish to copy variables.vpc.tf from that vpc directory in case new variables have been defined for a vpc