# Configure SPANK plugins on AWS PCS
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By default, store configuration files in `/etc/aws/pcs/scheduler/slurm-{{version}}/plugstack.conf.d/`.

To store your SPANK configuration in a different location, add your locations to a configuration file in the default directory.

The following example shows how to include configuration files from other directories:

```
# content of /etc/aws/pcs/scheduler/slurm-{{version}}/{{any-filename}}.conf  
include {{path-to-your-configuration-folder}}/*.conf  
include {{path-to-a-second-configuration-folder}}/*.conf
```

Store each configuration in a dedicated file, or in a common file. You can use multiple configuration files.

The following examples show sample configuration files:

```
# content of {{path-to-your-or-default-config-folder}}/{{filename-1}}.conf  
required {{path-to-plugin-1}} {{arguments}}  
optional {{path-to-plugin-2}} {{arguments}}
```

```
# content of {{path-to-your-or-default-config-folder}}/{{filename-2}}.conf  
required {{path-to-plugin-3}} {{arguments}}
```

For additional information about how to configure your plugins, see the [SPANK configuration documentation](https://slurm.schedmd.com/spank.html#SECTION_CONFIGURATION) on the SchedMD website.

**Important**  
Set folder permissions to prevent unauthorized changes to your plugin configuration.

**Note**  
AWS PCS doesn't manage your SPANK plugins. If you get errors related to plugins, check the error logs on your compute nodes.

**Note**  
Slurm incorrectly logs an error similar to the following when it loads your SPANK configuration:  

```
error: "Include" failed in file /etc/slurm/plugstack.conf line 3
```
You can ignore this error. It doesn't affect how SPANK plugins work.