privileged container switch

play.yml

@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@
   - name: "setup slurm test environment in docker containers"
     import_role:
       name: slurm
+    vars:
+      container_privileged: True
     tags: slurm

roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+container_privileged: False

roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml

@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
     path: /container/volumes/slurm/
     state: directory
 
-- name: copy slurm config
+- name: upload slurm config
-  copy:
+  template:
     force: true
-    src: "{{item}}"
+    src: "{{item}}.j2"
     dest: "/container/volumes/slurm/{{item}}"
   loop:
     - slurm.conf
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     state: started
     detach: True
     cleanup: True
+    privileged: "{{ container_privileged | ternary(True,False) }}"
     networks_cli_compatible: True
   vars:
     default_mounts:

roles/slurm/templates/slurm.conf.j2

@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ MpiDefault=pmix
 #PluginDir=
 #PlugStackConfig=
 #PrivateData=jobs
-# ProctrackType=proctrack/cgroup
+{% if container_privileged -%}
+ProctrackType=proctrack/cgroup
+{% else -%}
+{# when not running privileged docker container, cgroups cannot be used and
+   jobs fail without comment in any log #}
 ProctrackType=proctrack/linuxproc
+{% endif %}
 #Prolog=
 #PrologFlags=
 #PrologSlurmctld=