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Chapter 7 MVAPICH MPI
Configuring SSH
To configure SSH, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Log in to the host that you want to configure as the local host, host1.
The following example shows how to log in to the host:
login:
username
Password:
password
host1$
Note
Your exact login output is slightly different and could display information such as the day and
the last time you logged in.
Step 2
Generate a public/private DSA key pair by entering the
ssh-keygen -t dsa
command. You are prompted
for a folder in which to store the key.
The following example shows how to generate a public/private DSA key pair:
host1$
ssh-keygen -t dsa
Generating public/private dsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/username/.ssh/id_dsa):
Note
In the above example, replace /home/username/ with the location of your home directory.
Step 3
Press the
Enter
key to store the key in the default directory.
The following example shows how to store the key in the default directory:
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa):
Created directory '/home/username/.ssh'.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Note
If you have used SSH before, you may not see the created directory message as displayed in the
example above.
Step 4
Press the
Return
key to create an empty passphrase. You will be prompted to reenter the passphrase.
Press the
Return
key again.
Caution
Do not enter a passphrase! This is because MPI requires fully automatic logins on remote nodes.
The following example shows how to create an empty passphrase:
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
<hit Return>
Enter same passphrase again:
<hit Return>
Upon success, a fingerprint of the generated key is displayed.
The following example shows the display of the fingerprint of the host:
Your identification has been saved in /home/username/.ssh/id_dsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/username/.ssh/id_dsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
0b:3e:27:86:0d:17:a6:cb:45:94:fb:f6:ff:ca:a2:00
host1$
