diff --git a/test/functional_auth/gswauth/conf/proxy-server.conf b/test/functional_auth/gswauth/conf/proxy-server.conf
index 89f95f4..165cb0c 100644
--- a/test/functional_auth/gswauth/conf/proxy-server.conf
+++ b/test/functional_auth/gswauth/conf/proxy-server.conf
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ log_level = WARN
 # The API allows for account creation and deletion, but since Gluster/Swift
 # automounts a Gluster volume for a given account, there is no way to create
 # or delete an account. So leave this off.
-allow_account_management = true
+allow_account_management = false
 account_autocreate = true
+# Ensure the proxy server uses fast-POSTs since we don't need to make a copy
+# of the entire object given that all metadata is stored in the object
+# extended attributes (no .meta file used after creation) and no container
+# sync feature to present.
+object_post_as_copy = false
 # Only need to recheck the account exists once a day
 recheck_account_existence = 86400
 # May want to consider bumping this up if containers are created and destroyed
diff --git a/test/functional_auth/keystone/conf/proxy-server.conf b/test/functional_auth/keystone/conf/proxy-server.conf
index 18672e7..084e6a5 100644
--- a/test/functional_auth/keystone/conf/proxy-server.conf
+++ b/test/functional_auth/keystone/conf/proxy-server.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ log_level = WARN
 # or delete an account. So leave this off.
 allow_account_management = false
 account_autocreate = true
+# Ensure the proxy server uses fast-POSTs since we don't need to make a copy
+# of the entire object given that all metadata is stored in the object
+# extended attributes (no .meta file used after creation) and no container
+# sync feature to present.
+object_post_as_copy = false
 # Only need to recheck the account exists once a day
 recheck_account_existence = 86400
 # May want to consider bumping this up if containers are created and destroyed
diff --git a/test/functional_auth/tempauth/conf/proxy-server.conf b/test/functional_auth/tempauth/conf/proxy-server.conf
index 4b422f4..830fadf 100644
--- a/test/functional_auth/tempauth/conf/proxy-server.conf
+++ b/test/functional_auth/tempauth/conf/proxy-server.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ log_level = WARN
 # or delete an account. So leave this off.
 allow_account_management = false
 account_autocreate = true
+# Ensure the proxy server uses fast-POSTs since we don't need to make a copy
+# of the entire object given that all metadata is stored in the object
+# extended attributes (no .meta file used after creation) and no container
+# sync feature to present.
+object_post_as_copy = false
 # Only need to recheck the account exists once a day
 recheck_account_existence = 86400
 # May want to consider bumping this up if containers are created and destroyed