[K12OSN] OT linux utility to run command on many systems simultaneously

[Jim Wildman]

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, dalen wrote:

> I seem to recall reading about a linux utility that can run a command on 
> many machines at once, but I can't remember the name.  Does anyone know 
> of a utility like this?  There are many times that I need to run the 
> same command on many machines.  For example, say I want to add a new 
> user "joe" to machine moe larry and curly.   I would then run "some_util 
> adduser joe" and the user would be added to all machines listed in a 
> config file via ssh.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dale
> 
I've used pconsole alot.

There is also clusterssh that I have not used.  Check on freshmeat.
Both require X on the invoking box.

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