Steps to install pssh on CentOS7:

Here are the simple steps for the installation of pssh on CentOS7:

pssh is a program for executing ssh in parallel on a number of hosts. It provides features such as sending input to all of the processes, passing a password to ssh, saving output to files, and timing out.

Install epel:

# yum install epel-release

Install pssh:

# yum install pssh

create pssh_hosts.txt file and enter the hosts need to target:

# cat pssh_hosts.txt

# write hosts per line like follows

#user@target_ip

root@192.168.100.100

we should do key-pair between the master host and targets, this is the only way to get things done.(simply login the target from master node for Host key verification)

# ssh root@192.168.100.100

Test with single commands

# pssh -h /path/to/pssh_hosts.txt -A -O PreferredAuthentications=password -i "hostname"

# pssh -h /path/to/pssh_hosts.txt -A -O PreferredAuthentications=password -i "uptime"

Output:

[root@master pssh]# pssh -h ./pssh_hosts.txt -A -O PreferredAuthentications=password -i "uptime"

Warning: do not enter your password if anyone else has superuser

privileges or access to your account.

Password:

[1] 16:27:59 [SUCCESS] root@192.168.100.100

21:27:57 up 1 day,  1:30,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05

To executes scripts on the target machines:

# cat pssh/tst.sh

#!/bin/bash

touch /root/CX && echo "File created"

# pssh -h ./pssh_hosts.txt -A -O PreferredAuthentications=password -I<./tst.sh

make it simple:

# pssh -H '192.168.100.101' -l 'root' -A -O PreferredAuthentications=password -I< ./tst.sh

Output:

[root@master pssh]# pssh -H '192.168.100.101' -l 'root' -A -O PreferredAuthentications=password -I< ./tst.sh

Warning: do not enter your password if anyone else has superuser

privileges or access to your account.

Password:

[1] 16:24:30 [SUCCESS] 192.168.100.101

To execute commands without password prompting, we need to create key-pair between the servers.

Creating key pair:

We are trying to attempt login serverB from serverA

Create SSH-Kegen Keys on serverA:

# ssh-keygen -t rsa

Copy the 'id_rsa.pub' file from serverA to master serverB:

# ssh-copy-id root@<serverB-ip>

Now try logging into the machine, with:   "ssh 'root@serverB-IP'"

and check to make sure that only the key(s) you wanted were added.

(or)

# cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh root@<serverB-ip> 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys'

Now try to login the serverB from serverA:

# ssh root@serverB-IP

Output:

Last login: d.a.t.e a.n.d t.i.m.e from serverA-ip

Okay, Lets try the commands without password:

Through pssh_hosts.txt file:

# pssh -h '/path/to/pssh_hosts.txt' -i 'hostname'

[1] 13:27:56 [SUCCESS] root@192.168.100.100

Master

For single host:

# pssh -H '192.168.100.101' -i 'hostname'

[1] 13:31:16 [SUCCESS] 192.168.100.101

master

Well, executing script this time,

Through pssh_hosts.txt file:

# pssh -h '/root/pssh/pssh_hosts.txt' -I<./tst.sh

[1] 13:32:23 [SUCCESS] root@192.168.100.100

For single host:

# pssh -H '192.168.100.101' -I<./tst.sh

[1] 13:33:42 [SUCCESS] 192.168.100.101

Thanks.