diff --git a/rockylinux-8/Containerfile b/rockylinux-8/Containerfile
index 1df33d3..8098e85 100644
--- a/rockylinux-8/Containerfile
+++ b/rockylinux-8/Containerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ RUN systemctl unmask \
       systemd-logind.service \
       systemd-remount-fs.service
 
+RUN chmod u+w / # https://github.com/openhpc/ohpc/issues/2061
+
 COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
 COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/
 
diff --git a/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-fixed b/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-fixed
index 5a5441d..f99661b 100644
--- a/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-fixed
+++ b/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-fixed
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ RUN systemctl unmask \
       systemd-logind.service \
       systemd-remount-fs.service
 
+RUN chmod u+w / # https://github.com/openhpc/ohpc/issues/2061
+
 COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
 COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/
 
diff --git a/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-vault b/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-vault
index 1e0c1e1..04bbb4f 100644
--- a/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-vault
+++ b/rockylinux-8/Containerfile-vault
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ RUN systemctl unmask \
       systemd-logind.service \
       systemd-remount-fs.service
 
+RUN chmod u+w / # https://github.com/openhpc/ohpc/issues/2061
+
 COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
 COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/
 
diff --git a/rockylinux-9/Containerfile b/rockylinux-9/Containerfile
index 1c63a22..7c7c9e8 100644
--- a/rockylinux-9/Containerfile
+++ b/rockylinux-9/Containerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ RUN dnf update -y \
     && dnf remove -y selinux-policy \
     && dnf clean all
 
+RUN chmod u+w / # https://github.com/openhpc/ohpc/issues/2061
+
 COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
 COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/
 
diff --git a/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-fixed b/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-fixed
index e849059..6530504 100644
--- a/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-fixed
+++ b/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-fixed
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ RUN dnf update -y \
     && dnf remove -y selinux-policy \
     && dnf clean all
 
+RUN chmod u+w / # https://github.com/openhpc/ohpc/issues/2061
+
 COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
 COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/
 
diff --git a/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-vault b/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-vault
index e2fc13f..8a3f39d 100644
--- a/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-vault
+++ b/rockylinux-9/Containerfile-vault
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ RUN dnf update -y \
     && dnf remove -y selinux-policy \
     && dnf clean all
 
+RUN chmod u+w / # https://github.com/openhpc/ohpc/issues/2061
+
 COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
 COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/