[MPICH] rsh problem on Linux

[Rajeev Thakur]

In MPD, rsh/ssh is used only to start the mpd daemons. Rsh/ssh is not used
when you run an MPI program with mpiexec.

Rajeev
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Syed Irfan
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:47 PM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [MPICH] rsh problem on Linux
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> 
> Anthony Chan wrote:
> > I strongly recommend you to use mpich2 instead of mpich-1.
> > The latest mpich2 version 1.0.2 was released last friday, provides
> > a different mechanism that does not rely on rsh/ssh.  You can get
> > it in http://www.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/mpich2
> > 
> > A.Chan
> 
> Hmm mpich2-1.0.2 provides a different mechanism so as not to rely on 
> rsh/ssh ? Having a look at the code for mpich2-1.0.1 pm/mpd 
> seems to use 
>   rsh/ssh? any thing changed in v1.0.2 ? that I am not aware 
> of? Or are 
> you talking about mpi program comms device settings?
> 
> Cheers
> Irfan
> 
>