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h1. = Install PDSH

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This document discribes how to install the Parallel Distributed Shell (PDSH), which allows to execute the same command in parallel on multiple machines.

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== Download

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Download the source packages of the latest PDSH release from "h2. [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pdsh/].

== Installation

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Install the sources:
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rpm -ivh pdsh-RELEASE.src.rpm
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Modify /usr/scr/redhat/SPECS/pdsh.spec in order to make SSH the default shell by removing "readline":
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%define _defaults ssh exec pam
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Prepare and compile the RPM binaries:
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rpmbuild -v -bb /usr/scr/redhat/SPECS/pdsh.spec
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Install the RPM binaries:
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rpm -iv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/pdsh-rcmd-exec-2.14-1.x86_64.rpm
rpm -iv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/pdsh-rcmd-ssh-2.14-1.x86_64.rpm
rpm -iv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/pdsh-2.14-1.x86_64.rpm
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== Usage

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pdsh -w s0[1-4":http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pdsh/]. s0[1-4] COMMAND
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