diff --git a/roles/slurm-provision/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm-provision/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/slurm-provision/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: copy slurm provision template 
+  template: src=slurm_provision.sh.j2 dest={{ slurm_provision }} mode=755 owner=root
+  sudo: true
+
+- name: slurm cron job 
+  cron: name=slurm-provision job={{ slurm_provision }} user=root minute=*/5 state=present
+  sudo: true
diff --git a/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh b/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..830d377e446811ae9574b69e583fbe3863f38b39
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+++ b/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+CVL_HOME="/cvl/home"
+user_list=($(getent passwd | cut -d ":" -f1))
+log_file="/root/slurm.log"
+
+for user in ${user_list[*]}; do
+    uid=$(id -u ${user})
+    gid=$(id -g ${user})
+    user_home=${CVL_HOME}/${user}
+    if [ ! -d ${user_home} ]; then
+        mkdir -p ${user_home}
+        cp -r /etc/skel/* ${user_home}
+        chown -R ${uid}:${gid} ${user_home}
+        chmod 700 ${user_home}
+
+        account=cvl
+        cluster=m2cvl
+        find=$(sacctmgr list cluster ${cluster} | grep ${cluster})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add cluster ${cluster}" || { echo "error to create cluster ${cluster}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+        find=$(sacctmgr list account ${account} | grep ${account})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add account ${account} Description=CVL Organization=monash cluster=${cluster}" || { echo "error to create account ${account}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+        find=$(sacctmgr list user ${username} | grep ${username})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add user ${username} account=${account} cluster=${cluster}" || { echo "error to create user ${username}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+
diff --git a/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh.j2 b/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh.j2
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8cf5376ecc6c75a0a0b4dd1dfb0bda58644dca06
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+++ b/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+CVL_HOME="/cvl/home"
+user_list=($(getent passwd | cut -d ":" -f1))
+log_file="/root/slurm.log"
+
+for user in ${user_list[*]}; do
+    uid=$(id -u ${user})
+    gid=$(id -g ${user})
+    user_home=${CVL_HOME}/${user}
+    if [ ! -d ${user_home} ]; then
+        mkdir -p ${user_home}
+        cp -r /etc/skel/* ${user_home}
+        chown -R ${uid}:${gid} ${user_home}
+        chmod 700 ${user_home}
+
+        account={{ projectname }}
+        cluster={{ clustername }}
+
+        find=$(sacctmgr list cluster ${cluster} | grep ${cluster})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add cluster ${cluster}" || { echo "error to create cluster ${cluster}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+        find=$(sacctmgr list account ${account} | grep ${account})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add account ${account} Description=CVL Organization=monash cluster=${cluster}" || { echo "error to create account ${account}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+        find=$(sacctmgr list user ${username} | grep ${username})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add user ${username} account=${account} cluster=${cluster}" || { echo "error to create user ${username}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+
diff --git a/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh.j2.v1 b/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh.j2.v1
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b8bf1f1c16509d40d208c1ba616c4400e13fc55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm-provision/templates/slurm_provision.sh.j2.v1
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+CVL_HOME="/cvl/home"
+user_list=($(getent passwd | cut -d ":" -f1))
+log_file="/root/slurm.log"
+
+for user in ${user_list[*]}; do
+    uid=$(id -u ${user})
+    gid=$(id -g ${user})
+    user_home=${CVL_HOME}/${user}
+    if [ ! -d ${user_home} ]; then
+        mkdir -p ${user_home}
+        cp -r /etc/skel/* ${user_home}
+        chown -R ${uid}:${gid} ${user_home}
+        chmod 700 ${user_home}
+
+        account={{ projectname }}
+        cluster={{ clustername }}
+        find=$(sacctmgr list cluster ${cluster} | grep ${cluster})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add cluster ${cluster}" || { echo "error to create cluster ${cluster}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+        find=$(sacctmgr list account ${account} | grep ${account})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add account ${account} Description=CVL Organization=monash cluster=${cluster}" || { echo "error to create account ${account}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+        find=$(sacctmgr list user ${username} | grep ${username})
+        if [ -z "${find}" ]; then
+            su slurm -c "sacctmgr -i add user ${username} account=${account} cluster=${cluster}" || { echo "error to create user ${username}" >> ${log_file} && exit 1; }
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+
diff --git a/roles/slurm-provision/vars/readme.txt b/roles/slurm-provision/vars/readme.txt
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c0294c54811c2bc37e62769496f9d2d3bca4c5e
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+++ b/roles/slurm-provision/vars/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+slurm_provision: "/usr/local/sbin/slurmu_provision.sh"