On Sat, 2024-12-28 at 22:59:45 -0000, Slurm users wrote:

ls -ls /usr/local/slurm/etc/slurmdbd.conf 4 -rw------- 1 slurm slurm 497 Dec 28 16:34 /usr/local/slurm/etc/slurmdbd.conf

sudo -u slurm /usr/local/slurm/sbin/slurmdbd -Dvvv

slurmdbd: error: s_p_parse_file: unable to read "/usr/local/slurm/etc/slurmdbd.conf": Permission denied slurmdbd: fatal: Could not open/read/parse slurmdbd.conf file /usr/local/slurm/etc/slurmdbd.conf

What are the permissions of the directory hosting the file (and the full tree leading there)?

ls -ld /usr/local/slurm/etc

Best, Steffen