diff --git a/linux/system/users/cinder.yml b/linux/system/users/cinder.yml
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+++ b/linux/system/users/cinder.yml
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+parameters:
+  linux:
+    system:
+      user:
+        cinder:
+          enabled: true
+          name: cinder
+          home: /var/lib/cinder
+          uid: 304
+          gid: 304
+          shell: /bin/false
+          system: True
+      group:
+        cinder:
+          enabled: true
+          name: cinder
+          gid: 304
+          system: True
diff --git a/nova/compute/volume/nfs.yml b/nova/compute/volume/nfs.yml
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+# (ohryhorov): the class is created to be included in favour of creating
+# user cinder and add user nova to group cinder in all nova-compute nodes
+# if nfs backend is used.
+# PROD-22772
+classes:
+- system.linux.system.users.cinder
+parameters:
+  nova:
+    compute:
+      user:
+        groups:
+          - cinder
+          - libvirtd