Ricardo--do you have all the correct host names and ip numbers
of the machines entered in /etc/hosts?

Steve Timm

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009, Ricardo Alzugaray wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We are trying to implement ssh passwordless access in a small cluster
> running Scientific Linux 5.2 on i386. However, it is only working (ssh no
>
> password prompt) from the nodes to the server.
>
> The /etc/hosts.equiv includes both the name of the server and the computi
> ng
> nodes.
>
> The /etc/ssh/sshd_config was configured as follows:
>
> HostbasedAuthentication yes
> IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes
> IgnoreRhosts yes
>
>
> The outputs from the node n07 to the server meyer:
>
> [rialzuga@meyer ssh]$ ssh n07 date
> get_socket_address: getnameinfo 8 failed: Name or service not known
> userauth_hostbased: cannot get local ipaddr/name
> rialzuga@n07's password:
> Mon Apr 27 13:06:22 CEST 2009
> [rialzuga@meyer ssh]$
>
>
> [rialzuga@meyer ssh]$ ssh [log in to unmask] date
> get_socket_address: getnameinfo 8 failed: Name or service not known
> userauth_hostbased: cannot get local ipaddr/name
> [log in to unmask] password:
> Mon Apr 27 13:07:01 CEST 2009
> [rialzuga@meyer ssh]$
>
>
> The output from the server to the client:
>
> [rialzuga@localhost ssh]$ ssh meyer date
> Mon Apr 27 14:40:41 CEST 2009
> [rialzuga@localhost ssh]$
>
>
> Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated
>
> Ricardo
>

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