Don't forget to generate the Secret Key: You can create a secret key using a variety of methods: A. Wait around for some random data (recommended for the paranoid): $ dd if=/dev/random bs=1 count=1024 >/etc/munge/munge.key B. Grab some pseudorandom data (recommended for the impatient): $ dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=1024 >/etc/munge/munge.key C. Enter the hash of a password: $ echo -n "foo" | sha1sum | cut -d' ' -f1 >/etc/munge/munge.key The Key-File must owned by munge with the permission 700