On 06/04/2016 07:33 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Hi Tony
> 
> Not sure if this is still an active bug, but I just had a brush with it
> and found this thread. Maybe this will help you.
> 
> I had a working clusterssh install and life was good.
> I tried some fun things with my hardware, adding a second monitor, having 
> problems getting it recognized, finally got it working by removing the video 
> card and using the two display ports on the MB. BANG- got the Unexpected 
> short read error and clusterssh refused to run.
> 
> First I put everything back the way it was hardware-wise. Same error.
> I looked at my .Xauthority file and found half a dozen Cookie lines.  
> Proceeding with the benefit of tremendous ignorance, I:
> Backed up the file.
> Used the xauth remove command to delete all but the couple of :0 lines.
> Tried cssh with SUCCESS.
> Rebooted to be sure it all survived - found one more added cookie line but 
> everything still works.
> 
> I suspect accumulated lines from displays no longer around are part of
> the problem.

Hi Dave,

Thanks a nice piece of triage work - thank you!  I haven't had a chance
to independently validate it yet, but it sounds like you're nailed down
the issue.

Cheers,
tony

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