v1.27.0: Spack support for non-root users

[nick-stroud]

What's Changed

Key New Features 🎉

• Perform spack and ramble actions with system user by @nick-stroud in Perform spack and ramble actions with system user #2052

New Modules 🧱

• Tutorial for FSI VaR MonteCarlo by @jrossthomson in Tutorial for FSI VaR MonteCarlo #1874

Module Improvements 🔨

• Making CloudSQL to use internal IP address instead of external for Slurm Accounting DB. by @ek-nag in Making CloudSQL to use internal IP address instead of external for Slurm Accounting DB. #1795
• OFE: Various new features and fixes. by @ek-nag in OFE: Various new features and fixes. #2040
• Disable firewall rule logging by default by @tpdownes in Disable firewall rule logging by default #2057
• Slurm6. Add support for enable_slurm_gcp_plugins by @mr0re1 in Slurm6. Add support for enable_slurm_gcp_plugins #2066
• Support explicit reserved_ip_range for Filestore instances by @tpdownes in Support explicit reserved_ip_range for Filestore instances #2072
• Adopt gcloud storage over gsutil by default by @tpdownes in Adopt gcloud storage over gsutil by default #2075
• Skip upgrade of wheel/setuptools if already installed by @tpdownes in Skip upgrade of wheel/setuptools if already installed #2074
• Support use of http/https proxy for pip/apt/yum package managers by @tpdownes in Support use of http/https proxy for pip/apt/yum package managers #2079

Improvements 🛠

• Creation of script to check upcoming maintenance on nodes by @cdunbar13 in Creation of script to check upcoming maintenance on nodes #1977
• Add documentation how to use max_hops plugin by @nick-stroud in Add documentation how to use max_hops plugin #1983
• Add Zonal with lower capacity band support for filestore instance by @harshthakkar01 in Add Zonal with lower capacity band support for filestore instance #1982
• Add codespell: workflow, by @yarikoptic in Add codespell: workflow, #1888
• Update slurm modules to point to fork by @mr0re1 in Update slurm modules to point to fork #2009
• Document permissions around manual usage of Spack installation by @nick-stroud in Document permissions around manual usage of Spack installation #2015
• Front End Deployment Changes by @max-nag in Front End Deployment Changes #1895
• vm-instance is now able to use a service account by @nick-stroud in vm-instance is now able to use a service account #2051

Version Updates ⏫

• OFE: Spack upgrade to v0.21.0 by @ek-nag in OFE: Spack upgrade to v0.21.0 #2004

Bug fixes 🐞

• Fix local SSD example by @tpdownes in Fix local SSD example #2026

New Contributors

• @yarikoptic made their first contribution in Add codespell: workflow, #1888
• @fustic made their first contribution in update TFLint to 0.49 & latest plugin in precommit #2041

Full Changelog: v1.26.1...v1.27.0

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