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+#!/usr/bin/env sh 
+# Copyright 2025 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
+# Benchpark developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# NOTE: this script runs as root
+
+chown -R 1000 /home/fluxuser