diff --git a/slurmutils/editors/cgroupconfig.py b/slurmutils/editors/cgroupconfig.py
index 965d94a..f7dbbf7 100644
--- a/slurmutils/editors/cgroupconfig.py
+++ b/slurmutils/editors/cgroupconfig.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 import os
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from ..models import CgroupConfig
-from .editor import dumper, loader
+from .editor import dumper, loader, set_file_permissions
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger("slurmutils")
 
@@ -40,9 +40,16 @@ def loads(content: str) -> CgroupConfig:
 
 
 @dumper
-def dump(config: CgroupConfig, file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> None:
+def dump(
+    config: CgroupConfig,
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> None:
     """Dump `cgroup.conf` data model into cgroup.conf file."""
     Path(file).write_text(dumps(config))
+    set_file_permissions(file, mode, user, group)
 
 
 def dumps(config: CgroupConfig) -> str:
@@ -51,12 +58,19 @@ def dumps(config: CgroupConfig) -> str:
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def edit(file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> CgroupConfig:
+def edit(
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> CgroupConfig:
     """Edit a cgroup.conf file.
 
     Args:
-        file: Path to cgroup.conf file to edit. If cgroup.conf does
-            not exist at the specified file path, it will be created.
+        file: cgroup.conf file to edit. An empty config will be created if it does not exist.
+        mode: Access mode to apply to the cgroup.conf file. (Default: rw-r--r--)
+        user: User to set as owner of the cgroup.conf file. (Default: $USER)
+        group: Group to set as owner of the cgroup.conf file. (Default: None)
     """
     if not os.path.exists(file):
         _logger.warning("file %s not found. creating new empty cgroup.conf configuration", file)
@@ -65,4 +79,4 @@ def edit(file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> CgroupConfig:
         config = load(file)
 
     yield config
-    dump(config, file)
+    dump(config, file, mode, user, group)
diff --git a/slurmutils/editors/editor.py b/slurmutils/editors/editor.py
index becde3b..a38866c 100644
--- a/slurmutils/editors/editor.py
+++ b/slurmutils/editors/editor.py
@@ -15,19 +15,42 @@
 """Base methods for Slurm workload manager configuration file editors."""
 
 import logging
+import os
+import shutil
 from functools import wraps
-from os import path
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger("slurmutils")
 
 
+def set_file_permissions(
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Set file permissions to configuration file.
+
+    Args:
+        file: File to apply permission settings to.
+        mode: Access mode to apply to file. (Default: rw-r--r--)
+        user: User to set as owner of file. (Default: $USER)
+        group: Group to set as owner of file. (Default: None)
+    """
+    Path(file).chmod(mode=mode)
+    if user is None:
+        user = os.getuid()
+    shutil.chown(file, user, group)
+
+
 def loader(func):
     """Wrap function that loads configuration data from file."""
 
     @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         fin = args[0]
-        if not path.exists(fin):
+        if not os.path.exists(fin):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"could not locate {fin}")
 
         _logger.debug("reading contents of %s", fin)
@@ -42,7 +65,7 @@ def dumper(func):
     @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         fout = args[1]
-        if path.exists(fout):
+        if os.path.exists(fout):
             _logger.debug("overwriting current contents of %s", fout)
 
         _logger.debug("updating contents of %s", fout)
diff --git a/slurmutils/editors/slurmconfig.py b/slurmutils/editors/slurmconfig.py
index 1f0aac3..b159e87 100644
--- a/slurmutils/editors/slurmconfig.py
+++ b/slurmutils/editors/slurmconfig.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 import os
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from ..models import SlurmConfig
-from .editor import dumper, loader
+from .editor import dumper, loader, set_file_permissions
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger("slurmutils")
 
@@ -40,9 +40,16 @@ def loads(content: str) -> SlurmConfig:
 
 
 @dumper
-def dump(config: SlurmConfig, file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> None:
+def dump(
+    config: SlurmConfig,
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> None:
     """Dump `slurm.conf` data model into slurm.conf file."""
     Path(file).write_text(dumps(config))
+    set_file_permissions(file, mode, user, group)
 
 
 def dumps(config: SlurmConfig) -> str:
@@ -51,12 +58,19 @@ def dumps(config: SlurmConfig) -> str:
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def edit(file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> SlurmConfig:
+def edit(
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> SlurmConfig:
     """Edit a slurm.conf file.
 
     Args:
-        file: Path to slurm.conf file to edit. If slurm.conf does
-            not exist at the specified file path, it will be created.
+        file: slurm.conf file to edit. An empty config will be created if it does not exist.
+        mode: Access mode to apply to the slurm.conf file. (Default: rw-r--r--)
+        user: User to set as owner of the slurm.conf file. (Default: $USER)
+        group: Group to set as owner of the slurm.conf file. (Default: None)
     """
     if not os.path.exists(file):
         _logger.warning("file %s not found. creating new empty slurm.conf configuration", file)
@@ -65,4 +79,4 @@ def edit(file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> SlurmConfig:
         config = load(file)
 
     yield config
-    dump(config, file)
+    dump(config, file, mode, user, group)
diff --git a/slurmutils/editors/slurmdbdconfig.py b/slurmutils/editors/slurmdbdconfig.py
index 70f9a04..3229bc5 100644
--- a/slurmutils/editors/slurmdbdconfig.py
+++ b/slurmutils/editors/slurmdbdconfig.py
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
 import os
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
-from slurmutils.models import SlurmdbdConfig
-
-from .editor import dumper, loader
+from ..models import SlurmdbdConfig
+from .editor import dumper, loader, set_file_permissions
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger("slurmutils")
 
@@ -41,9 +40,16 @@ def loads(content: str) -> SlurmdbdConfig:
 
 
 @dumper
-def dump(config: SlurmdbdConfig, file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> None:
+def dump(
+    config: SlurmdbdConfig,
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> None:
     """Dump `slurmdbd.conf` data model into slurmdbd.conf file."""
     Path(file).write_text(dumps(config))
+    set_file_permissions(file, mode, user, group)
 
 
 def dumps(config: SlurmdbdConfig) -> str:
@@ -52,12 +58,19 @@ def dumps(config: SlurmdbdConfig) -> str:
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def edit(file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> SlurmdbdConfig:
+def edit(
+    file: Union[str, os.PathLike],
+    mode: int = 0o644,
+    user: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+    group: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
+) -> SlurmdbdConfig:
     """Edit a slurmdbd.conf file.
 
     Args:
-        file: Path to slurmdbd.conf file to edit. If slurmdbd.conf does
-            not exist at the specified file path, it will be created.
+        file: slurmdbd.conf file to edit. An empty config will be created if it does not exist.
+        mode: Access mode to apply to the slurmdbd.conf file. (Default: rw-r--r--)
+        user: User to set as owner of the slurmdbd.conf file. (Default: $USER)
+        group: Group to set as owner of the slurmdbd.conf file. (Default: None)
     """
     if not os.path.exists(file):
         _logger.warning("file %s not found. creating new empty slurmdbd.conf configuration", file)
@@ -66,4 +79,4 @@ def edit(file: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> SlurmdbdConfig:
         config = load(file)
 
     yield config
-    dump(config, file)
+    dump(config, file, mode, user, group)
diff --git a/tests/unit/editors/constants.py b/tests/unit/editors/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2081302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/editors/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG = """#
+# `slurm.conf` file generated at 2024-01-30 17:18:36.171652 by slurmutils.
+#
+SlurmctldHost=juju-c9fc6f-0(10.152.28.20)
+SlurmctldHost=juju-c9fc6f-1(10.152.28.100)
+
+ClusterName=charmed-hpc
+AuthType=auth/munge
+Epilog=/usr/local/slurm/epilog
+Prolog=/usr/local/slurm/prolog
+FirstJobId=65536
+InactiveLimit=120
+JobCompType=jobcomp/filetxt
+JobCompLoc=/var/log/slurm/jobcomp
+KillWait=30
+MaxJobCount=10000
+MinJobAge=3600
+PluginDir=/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/slurm/lib
+ReturnToService=0
+SchedulerType=sched/backfill
+SlurmctldLogFile=/var/log/slurm/slurmctld.log
+SlurmdLogFile=/var/log/slurm/slurmd.log
+SlurmctldPort=7002
+SlurmdPort=7003
+SlurmdSpoolDir=/var/spool/slurmd.spool
+StateSaveLocation=/var/spool/slurm.state
+SwitchType=switch/none
+TmpFS=/tmp
+WaitTime=30
+
+#
+# Node configurations
+#
+NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-2 NodeAddr=10.152.28.48 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
+NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-3 NodeAddr=10.152.28.49 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
+NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-4 NodeAddr=10.152.28.50 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
+NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-5 NodeAddr=10.152.28.51 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
+
+#
+# Down node configurations
+#
+DownNodes=juju-c9fc6f-5 State=DOWN Reason="Maintenance Mode"
+
+#
+# Partition configurations
+#
+PartitionName=DEFAULT MaxTime=30 MaxNodes=10 State=UP
+PartitionName=batch Nodes=juju-c9fc6f-2,juju-c9fc6f-3,juju-c9fc6f-4,juju-c9fc6f-5 MinNodes=4 MaxTime=120 AllowGroups=admin
+"""
+
+EXAMPLE_SLURMDBD_CONFIG = """#
+# `slurmdbd.conf` file generated at 2024-01-30 17:18:36.171652 by slurmutils.
+#
+ArchiveEvents=yes
+ArchiveJobs=yes
+ArchiveResvs=yes
+ArchiveSteps=no
+ArchiveTXN=no
+ArchiveUsage=no
+ArchiveScript=/usr/sbin/slurm.dbd.archive
+AuthInfo=/var/run/munge/munge.socket.2
+AuthType=auth/munge
+AuthAltTypes=auth/jwt
+AuthAltParameters=jwt_key=16549684561684@
+DbdHost=slurmdbd-0
+DbdBackupHost=slurmdbd-1
+DebugLevel=info
+PluginDir=/all/these/cool/plugins
+PurgeEventAfter=1month
+PurgeJobAfter=12month
+PurgeResvAfter=1month
+PurgeStepAfter=1month
+PurgeSuspendAfter=1month
+PurgeTXNAfter=12month
+PurgeUsageAfter=24month
+LogFile=/var/log/slurmdbd.log
+PidFile=/var/run/slurmdbd.pid
+SlurmUser=slurm
+StoragePass=supersecretpasswd
+StorageType=accounting_storage/mysql
+StorageUser=slurm
+StorageHost=127.0.0.1
+StoragePort=3306
+StorageLoc=slurm_acct_db
+"""
+
+EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONFIG = """#
+# `cgroup.conf` file generated at 2024-09-18 15:10:44.652017 by slurmutils.
+#
+ConstrainCores=yes
+ConstrainDevices=yes
+ConstrainRAMSpace=yes
+ConstrainSwapSpace=yes
+"""
diff --git a/tests/unit/editors/test_cgroupconfig.py b/tests/unit/editors/test_cgroupconfig.py
index b0c8082..c30cc02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/editors/test_cgroupconfig.py
+++ b/tests/unit/editors/test_cgroupconfig.py
@@ -15,30 +15,23 @@
 
 """Unit tests for the cgroup.conf editor."""
 
-import unittest
-from pathlib import Path
 
-from slurmutils.editors import cgroupconfig
+from constants import EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONFIG
+from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem_unittest import TestCase
 
-EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONF = """#
-# `cgroup.conf` file generated at 2024-09-18 15:10:44.652017 by slurmutils.
-#
-ConstrainCores=yes
-ConstrainDevices=yes
-ConstrainRAMSpace=yes
-ConstrainSwapSpace=yes
-"""
+from slurmutils.editors import cgroupconfig
 
 
-class TestCgroupConfigEditor(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestCgroupConfigEditor(TestCase):
     """Unit tests for cgroup.conf file editor."""
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        Path("cgroup.conf").write_text(EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONF)
+        self.setUpPyfakefs()
+        self.fs.create_file("/etc/slurm/cgroup.conf", contents=EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONFIG)
 
     def test_loads(self) -> None:
         """Test `loads` method of the cgroupconfig module."""
-        config = cgroupconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONF)
+        config = cgroupconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONFIG)
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_cores, "yes")
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_devices, "yes")
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_ram_space, "yes")
@@ -46,24 +39,21 @@ def test_loads(self) -> None:
 
     def test_dumps(self) -> None:
         """Test `dumps` method of the cgroupconfig module."""
-        config = cgroupconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONF)
+        config = cgroupconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONFIG)
         # The new config and old config should not be equal since the
         # timestamps in the header will be different.
-        self.assertNotEqual(cgroupconfig.dumps(config), EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONF)
+        self.assertNotEqual(cgroupconfig.dumps(config), EXAMPLE_CGROUP_CONFIG)
 
     def test_edit(self) -> None:
         """Test `edit` context manager from the cgroupconfig module."""
-        with cgroupconfig.edit("cgroup.conf") as config:
+        with cgroupconfig.edit("/etc/slurm/cgroup.conf") as config:
             config.constrain_cores = "no"
             config.constrain_devices = "no"
             config.constrain_ram_space = "no"
             config.constrain_swap_space = "no"
 
-        config = cgroupconfig.load("cgroup.conf")
+        config = cgroupconfig.load("/etc/slurm/cgroup.conf")
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_cores, "no")
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_devices, "no")
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_ram_space, "no")
         self.assertEqual(config.constrain_swap_space, "no")
-
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        Path("cgroup.conf").unlink()
diff --git a/tests/unit/editors/test_editor.py b/tests/unit/editors/test_editor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fdc55c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/editors/test_editor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Unit tests for base editor functions."""
+
+import os
+import stat
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from constants import EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG
+from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem_unittest import TestCase
+
+from slurmutils.editors import slurmconfig
+from slurmutils.editors.editor import set_file_permissions
+
+
+class TestBaseEditor(TestCase):
+    """Unit tests for base editor functions."""
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.setUpPyfakefs()
+        self.fs.create_file("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf", contents=EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG)
+
+    def test_set_file_permissions(self) -> None:
+        """Test the `set_file_permissions` function."""
+        target = Path("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
+        set_file_permissions(target, mode=0o600, user=os.getuid(), group=os.getgid())
+        f_info = target.stat()
+        self.assertEqual("-rw-------", stat.filemode(f_info.st_mode))
+        self.assertEqual(os.getuid(), f_info.st_uid)
+        self.assertEqual(os.getgid(), f_info.st_gid)
+
+    def test_loader_fail(self) -> None:
+        """Test that `FileNotFoundError` is raised when attempting to load non-existent file."""
+        self.fs.remove("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
+        with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
+            slurmconfig.load("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
+
+    def test_dumper_first_write(self) -> None:
+        """Test that `dumper` succeeds when there is no pre-existing config file."""
+        self.fs.remove("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
+        slurmconfig.dump(slurmconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG), "/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
diff --git a/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmconfig.py b/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmconfig.py
index 86abe5c..037218d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmconfig.py
+++ b/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmconfig.py
@@ -15,72 +15,24 @@
 
 """Unit tests for the slurm.conf editor."""
 
-import unittest
-from pathlib import Path
+
+from constants import EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG
+from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem_unittest import TestCase
 
 from slurmutils.editors import slurmconfig
 from slurmutils.models import DownNodes, Node, Partition
 
-example_slurm_conf = """#
-# `slurm.conf` file generated at 2024-01-30 17:18:36.171652 by slurmutils.
-#
-SlurmctldHost=juju-c9fc6f-0(10.152.28.20)
-SlurmctldHost=juju-c9fc6f-1(10.152.28.100)
-
-ClusterName=charmed-hpc
-AuthType=auth/munge
-Epilog=/usr/local/slurm/epilog
-Prolog=/usr/local/slurm/prolog
-FirstJobId=65536
-InactiveLimit=120
-JobCompType=jobcomp/filetxt
-JobCompLoc=/var/log/slurm/jobcomp
-KillWait=30
-MaxJobCount=10000
-MinJobAge=3600
-PluginDir=/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/slurm/lib
-ReturnToService=0
-SchedulerType=sched/backfill
-SlurmctldLogFile=/var/log/slurm/slurmctld.log
-SlurmdLogFile=/var/log/slurm/slurmd.log
-SlurmctldPort=7002
-SlurmdPort=7003
-SlurmdSpoolDir=/var/spool/slurmd.spool
-StateSaveLocation=/var/spool/slurm.state
-SwitchType=switch/none
-TmpFS=/tmp
-WaitTime=30
-
-#
-# Node configurations
-#
-NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-2 NodeAddr=10.152.28.48 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
-NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-3 NodeAddr=10.152.28.49 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
-NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-4 NodeAddr=10.152.28.50 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
-NodeName=juju-c9fc6f-5 NodeAddr=10.152.28.51 CPUs=1 RealMemory=1000 TmpDisk=10000
-
-#
-# Down node configurations
-#
-DownNodes=juju-c9fc6f-5 State=DOWN Reason="Maintenance Mode"
 
-#
-# Partition configurations
-#
-PartitionName=DEFAULT MaxTime=30 MaxNodes=10 State=UP
-PartitionName=batch Nodes=juju-c9fc6f-2,juju-c9fc6f-3,juju-c9fc6f-4,juju-c9fc6f-5 MinNodes=4 MaxTime=120 AllowGroups=admin
-"""
-
-
-class TestSlurmConfigEditor(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestSlurmConfigEditor(TestCase):
     """Unit tests for slurm.conf file editor."""
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        Path("slurm.conf").write_text(example_slurm_conf)
+        self.setUpPyfakefs()
+        self.fs.create_file("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf", contents=EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG)
 
     def test_loads(self) -> None:
         """Test `loads` method of the slurmconfig module."""
-        config = slurmconfig.loads(example_slurm_conf)
+        config = slurmconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG)
         self.assertListEqual(
             config.slurmctld_host, ["juju-c9fc6f-0(10.152.28.20)", "juju-c9fc6f-1(10.152.28.100)"]
         )
@@ -115,15 +67,15 @@ def test_loads(self) -> None:
 
     def test_dumps(self) -> None:
         """Test `dumps` method of the slurmconfig module."""
-        config = slurmconfig.loads(example_slurm_conf)
+        config = slurmconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG)
         # The new config and old config should not be equal since the
         # timestamps in the header will be different.
-        self.assertNotEqual(slurmconfig.dumps(config), example_slurm_conf)
+        self.assertNotEqual(slurmconfig.dumps(config), EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG)
 
     def test_edit(self) -> None:
         """Test `edit` context manager from the slurmconfig module."""
         # Test descriptors for `slurm.conf` configuration options.
-        with slurmconfig.edit("slurm.conf") as config:
+        with slurmconfig.edit("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf") as config:
             del config.inactive_limit
             config.max_job_count = 20000
             config.proctrack_type = "proctrack/linuxproc"
@@ -132,7 +84,7 @@ def test_edit(self) -> None:
             del config.nodes["juju-c9fc6f-2"]
             config.nodes.update(new_node.dict())
 
-        config = slurmconfig.load("slurm.conf")
+        config = slurmconfig.load("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
         self.assertIsNone(config.inactive_limit)
         self.assertEqual(config.max_job_count, "20000")
         self.assertEqual(config.proctrack_type, "proctrack/linuxproc")
@@ -142,14 +94,14 @@ def test_edit(self) -> None:
         )
         self.assertEqual(config.nodes["batch-0"]["NodeAddr"], "10.152.28.48")
 
-        with slurmconfig.edit("slurm.conf") as config:
+        with slurmconfig.edit("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf") as config:
             del config.nodes
             del config.frontend_nodes
             del config.down_nodes
             del config.node_sets
             del config.partitions
 
-        config = slurmconfig.load("slurm.conf")
+        config = slurmconfig.load("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf")
         self.assertDictEqual(config.nodes, {})
         self.assertDictEqual(config.frontend_nodes, {})
         self.assertListEqual(config.down_nodes, [])
@@ -226,7 +178,7 @@ def test_edit(self) -> None:
             ),
         ]
 
-        with slurmconfig.edit("slurm.conf") as config:
+        with slurmconfig.edit("/etc/slurm/slurm.conf") as config:
             for node in new_nodes:
                 config.nodes.update(node.dict())
 
@@ -287,7 +239,7 @@ def test_update(self):
             },
         }
 
-        config = slurmconfig.loads(example_slurm_conf)
+        config = slurmconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_SLURM_CONFIG)
         updates = slurmconfig.SlurmConfig.from_dict(config_updates)
         config.update(updates)
 
@@ -378,6 +330,3 @@ def test_update(self):
                 },
             },
         )
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        Path("slurm.conf").unlink()
diff --git a/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmdbdconfig.py b/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmdbdconfig.py
index 4bbf1be..c8b6446 100644
--- a/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmdbdconfig.py
+++ b/tests/unit/editors/test_slurmdbdconfig.py
@@ -15,57 +15,23 @@
 
 """Unit tests for the slurmdbd.conf editor."""
 
-import unittest
-from pathlib import Path
 
-from slurmutils.editors import slurmdbdconfig
+from constants import EXAMPLE_SLURMDBD_CONFIG
+from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem_unittest import TestCase
 
-example_slurmdbd_conf = """#
-# `slurmdbd.conf` file generated at 2024-01-30 17:18:36.171652 by slurmutils.
-#
-ArchiveEvents=yes
-ArchiveJobs=yes
-ArchiveResvs=yes
-ArchiveSteps=no
-ArchiveTXN=no
-ArchiveUsage=no
-ArchiveScript=/usr/sbin/slurm.dbd.archive
-AuthInfo=/var/run/munge/munge.socket.2
-AuthType=auth/munge
-AuthAltTypes=auth/jwt
-AuthAltParameters=jwt_key=16549684561684@
-DbdHost=slurmdbd-0
-DbdBackupHost=slurmdbd-1
-DebugLevel=info
-PluginDir=/all/these/cool/plugins
-PurgeEventAfter=1month
-PurgeJobAfter=12month
-PurgeResvAfter=1month
-PurgeStepAfter=1month
-PurgeSuspendAfter=1month
-PurgeTXNAfter=12month
-PurgeUsageAfter=24month
-LogFile=/var/log/slurmdbd.log
-PidFile=/var/run/slurmdbd.pid
-SlurmUser=slurm
-StoragePass=supersecretpasswd
-StorageType=accounting_storage/mysql
-StorageUser=slurm
-StorageHost=127.0.0.1
-StoragePort=3306
-StorageLoc=slurm_acct_db
-"""
+from slurmutils.editors import slurmdbdconfig
 
 
-class TestSlurmdbdConfigEditor(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestSlurmdbdConfigEditor(TestCase):
     """Unit tests for the slurmdbd.conf file editor."""
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        Path("slurmdbd.conf").write_text(example_slurmdbd_conf)
+        self.setUpPyfakefs()
+        self.fs.create_file("/etc/slurm/slurmdbd.conf", contents=EXAMPLE_SLURMDBD_CONFIG)
 
     def test_loads(self) -> None:
         """Test `loads` method of the slurmdbdconfig module."""
-        config = slurmdbdconfig.loads(example_slurmdbd_conf)
+        config = slurmdbdconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_SLURMDBD_CONFIG)
         self.assertListEqual(config.plugin_dir, ["/all/these/cool/plugins"])
         self.assertDictEqual(config.auth_alt_parameters, {"jwt_key": "16549684561684@"})
         self.assertEqual(config.slurm_user, "slurm")
@@ -73,26 +39,23 @@ def test_loads(self) -> None:
 
     def test_dumps(self) -> None:
         """Test `dumps` method of the slurmdbdconfig module."""
-        config = slurmdbdconfig.loads(example_slurmdbd_conf)
+        config = slurmdbdconfig.loads(EXAMPLE_SLURMDBD_CONFIG)
         # The new config and old config should not be equal since the
         # timestamps in the header will be different.
-        self.assertNotEqual(slurmdbdconfig.dumps(config), example_slurmdbd_conf)
+        self.assertNotEqual(slurmdbdconfig.dumps(config), EXAMPLE_SLURMDBD_CONFIG)
 
     def test_edit(self) -> None:
         """Test `edit` context manager from the slurmdbdconfig module."""
-        with slurmdbdconfig.edit("slurmdbd.conf") as config:
+        with slurmdbdconfig.edit("/etc/slurm/slurmdbd.conf") as config:
             config.archive_usage = "yes"
             config.log_file = "/var/spool/slurmdbd.log"
             config.debug_flags = ["DB_EVENT", "DB_JOB", "DB_USAGE"]
             del config.auth_alt_types
             del config.auth_alt_parameters
 
-        config = slurmdbdconfig.load("slurmdbd.conf")
+        config = slurmdbdconfig.load("/etc/slurm/slurmdbd.conf")
         self.assertEqual(config.archive_usage, "yes")
         self.assertEqual(config.log_file, "/var/spool/slurmdbd.log")
         self.assertListEqual(config.debug_flags, ["DB_EVENT", "DB_JOB", "DB_USAGE"])
         self.assertIsNone(config.auth_alt_types)
         self.assertIsNone(config.auth_alt_parameters)
-
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        Path("slurmdbd.conf").unlink()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ce0c397..f8389d3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ commands =
 description = Run unit tests
 deps =
     pytest
+    pyfakefs
     coverage[toml]
 commands =
     coverage run \