[mpich-discuss] Specify ssh username?

[Reuti]

Hi,

Am 01.02.2011 um 19:55 schrieb Barnet Wagman:

> Is there a way to explicitly specify the username that ssh uses (in an
> mpiexec, for example)?  I haven't been able to find anything about this
> in the documentation or the mailing list archive.
> 
> With a default mpich2 installation on a Linux system, mpiexec appears to
> use value of $USER when it connects to a host via ssh. I'd like to be
> able to specify this explicitly.  I've tried using a an ssh style
> user/host string (e.g. some_user at some_host) in the machinefile, but this
> generates an error.

this can be put in a file ~/.ssh/config There certain combinations for users/hosts/options can be specified. It can also be used to define shortcuts for machines you often connect to, but have to supply e.g. a different user name or port.

-- Reuti


> 
> thanks
> _______________________________________________
> mpich-discuss mailing list
> mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> https://lists.mcs.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/mpich-discuss