Lakshmi, On 05/16/11 17:32, Lakshmipathi.G wrote: > Hi - > Do you have passwordless ssh login to slave machine? After setting passwordless login ,please try this - > #gluster volume geo-replication athena root@$(hostname):/soft/venus start > or > #gluster volume geo-replication athena $(hostname):/soft/venus start Throwing ssh into the pot is quite unnecessary, and, with respect to debugging Anthony's issue, plain confusing. He's trying to set up a simple local file slave which is the simplest possible setup. So let's first see what's the prob with that, as such. An ssh slave is conceptually different from a direct file slave, OK folks? If your food is rotten, wrapping it into a pancake won't make it better. So just leave ssh alone 'till the user her/himself is concerned about it. Csaba