Add the following lines to =LOCAL_DIR/condor_config.local=. {file: LOCAL_DIR/condor_config.local} -SEC_PASSWORD_FILE = LOCAL_DIR/condor_pool_password +SEC_PASSWORD_FILE = $(LOCAL_DIR)/condor_pool_password SEC_DAEMON_INTEGRITY = REQUIRED SEC_DAEMON_AUTHENTICATION = REQUIRED SEC_DAEMON_AUTHENTICATION_METHODS = PASSWORD