Bug 2446607 - Required slurm service user is not created as part of package installation
Summary: Required slurm service user is not created as part of package installation
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: slurm
Version: epel9
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neil Hanlon
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-03-11 17:52 UTC by daniel.j.arevalo.civ
Modified: 2026-03-11 18:08 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Bugzilla 2284133 0 unspecified CLOSED Installing slurm package does not create a user dedicated to running slurm daemons 2026-03-11 17:52:49 UTC

Description daniel.j.arevalo.civ 2026-03-11 17:52:49 UTC
Description of problem:
Creation of "slurm" service user account is not handled by package installation; manual creation is required by admin pre or post install.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
slurm-22.05.9-1.el9.x86_64.rpm

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. $ dnf install slurm-slurmctld
2. $ getent passwd slurm
< no output>


Actual results:
slurm user under which the Slurm controller (slurmctld) runs is not present.

Expected results:
slurm user is installed as part of RPM installation scripts.

Comment 1 daniel.j.arevalo.civ 2026-03-11 18:07:56 UTC
To clarify, this is a security enhancement request; the package as currently configured runs slurmctld as root with no extra configuration required.
As slurmctld can run without elevated privileges, security best practice would suggest a "slurm" user be created for it instead.


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