diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/system.yml b/roles/common/tasks/system.yml
index 59c64d4..f9319dc 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/system.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/system.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 - name: configure timezone
   timezone: name=America/Chicago
   notify: restart cron
+- name: configure shell profile
+  template: src=profile.sh dest=/etc/profile.d/50-ansible.sh
diff --git a/roles/common/templates/profile.sh b/roles/common/templates/profile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4784960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/templates/profile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# vim:ft=sh
+# This file managed via Ansible; do not edit!
+# If you want to override any of this, make another script in /etc/profile.d
+# Or better yet, if you're just an unprivileged user, make a ~/.bashrc
+
+# If not running interactively, bail
+[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
+
+# Basic shell aliases that I use all the time
+alias doot="echo doot doot"
+lsarguments='-Fh --color=auto --group-directories-first'
+alias l="ls -l --file-type $lsarguments"
+alias la="ls -A --file-type $lsarguments"
+alias ls="ls $lsarguments"
+alias ll="ls -Al --file-type $lsarguments"
+unset lsarguments
+
+# Set some bash-specific stuff
+[ "${BASH-}" ] && [ "$BASH" != "/bin/sh" ] || return
+# Like a fancy prompt
+prompt_color=32
+[ "$UID" -eq "0" ] && prompt_color=31
+export PS1="[\[\]\u@\h\[\]:\[\]\w\[\]]\[[${prompt_color}m\]\\$\[\] "
+unset prompt_color