EFS Home from a second account
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- Python
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Description
I need to mount a home directory that is in another account. When I use the FilesystemId, pcluster indicates that the Id is unknown; likely because its in another account.
Other things I've tried:
I have written a OnNodeConfigured script that adds an fstab entry that mounts the filesystem using a mountpoint we have created. When I mount this to /h, the cluster provisions successfully and can run jobs but users don't have their login home at /home. When I mount this directory to /home, the cluster complains that the /home directory can not be mounted by the compute nodes when I submit a job.
In the OnNodeConfigured script I also tried removing the export from the head node's /etc/exports and the pre-existing /home mount from the /etc/fstab files on the compute nodes. The cfn-init process then fails.
In all cases the cluster and compute nodes successfully mount the EFS filesystem that its in the other account so I think network/vpc/security group permissions are set up ok.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the cross-account EFS setup described for pcluster, including the FilesystemId and OnNodeConfigured paths. Compare the resulting /etc/exports and /etc/fstab behavior on the head and compute nodes; done means users receive the EFS-backed /home directory and jobs submit successfully without cfn-init failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- cloud, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100