From: Dima Pasechnik Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm Subject: Re: configure pvm Date: 10 Nov 1998 20:32:15 +0100 Organization: Delft University of Technology Message-Id: References: <3647DD17.31A41B2@cgpvicto.qc.ca> Clark Dorman writes: > jboutin writes: > > I had install pvm on my linux pc. I had a Debian distribution. When I > > try to add a host to the cluster I obtain this message: can't start > > pvmd. I read the book pvm guide but I don't know How to configure my > > four pc. > > > > Does someone could help me? > there is always one last resort - using hostfile and specifying there that you want to enter passwords manually; for instance, -------------------------------- dutiosd:/disk6/users/ssor/dima [45] % more hf duti515a lo=dima so=pw dx=/usr/local/pvm3/lib/pvmd dutiosd:/disk6/users/ssor/dima [46] % dutiosd:/disk6/users/ssor/dima [44] % pvm3/lib/pvm hf Password (duti515a.twi.tudelft.nl:dima): <..type it in (my remark)> pvm> conf 2 hosts, 2 data formats HOST DTID ARCH SPEED dutiosd 40000 HPPA 1000 duti515a 80000 LINUX 1000 pvm> quit pvmd still running. dutiosd:/disk6/users/ssor/dima [44] % ------------------------------------------ note that in this example I start pvm on an HP-machine, and then type in the password to attach a Debian Linux host specified in the file hf. Hope this helps, Dmitrii