Changes between Version 28 and Version 29 of HowTo/LoginToNodes

Timestamp:

08/15/12 17:22:49 (12 years ago)

Author:

nriga@bbn.com

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HowTo/LoginToNodes

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-== Managing SSH keys on Linux, Mac hosts ==
-== Omni Reserved Hosts ==
-If you have reserved your nodes using [http://trac.gpolab.bbn.com/gcf/wiki/Omni Omni], you can use command-line ssh to login to your hosts. Omni comes with a script that will give you 
-the exact ssh command you need to use to login to your nodes. To do this you need to be at the host that you used Omni to reserve your hosts and follow these steps:
-  * '''add omni to your PYTHONPATH'''
-  * ''' run the script'''
-
-== Flack Reserved Hosts ==
-
-== Using other tools ==
-
 = Troubleshoot/Useful tips =
+=== I am trying to login to the hosts and I am prompted for a password ===
+When you trying to login to GENI hosts you should only be prompted for your ssh passphrase. If you are prompted for a password then there is
+something wrong. Things you can try:
+   * '''change the permissions of your private key''' .  If while trying to login you get a warning that says :
+    {{{
+@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+@         WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE!          @
+@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+}}}
+     Then you have a permission problem, try running: 
+     {{{
+chmod 600 <private_key_location>
+     }}}
+   * '''wrong username''' : if you are using a wrong username you won't be able to login to the hosts, make sure that you get the right username especially if you are using planetlab resources
+   * '''wrong port''' : make sure you use the right port when trying to login, especially if you are using VMs in ProtoGENI.
+   * '''your sliver is not ready yet''' : make sure that the status of your liver is ready before you try to login. If you are using PlanetLab nodes then you might have to wait up to 30 minutes before your nodes are configured. 
+If you have tried everything but you still can't login, email us at [mailto:help@geni.net].