diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/SSHsn.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/SSHsn.pm
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+# IBM(c) 2007 EPL license http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+package xCAT_plugin::SSHsn;
+use xCAT::Table;
+
+use xCAT::Utils;
+
+use xCAT::MsgUtils;
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1 
+  xCAT plugin package to setup of SSH on service node 
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  handled_commands 
+
+Check to see if on a Service Node
+Call  setup_SSH
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub handled_commands
+{
+    my $rc = 0;
+    if (xCAT::Utils->isServiceNode())
+    {
+        my $service = "ssh";
+
+        $rc = &setup_SSH();    # setup SSH
+        if ($rc == 0)
+        {
+            xCAT::Utils->update_xCATSN($service);
+        }
+    }
+    return $rc;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  process_request 
+
+  Process the command
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+sub process_request
+{
+    return;
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3 setup_SSH 
+
+    Sets up SSH default configuration for root  
+	Turns strict host checking off
+
+
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub setup_SSH
+{
+
+    my $configfile;
+    my $cmd;
+    my $configinfo;
+
+    # build the $HOMEROOT/.ssh/config
+    if (xCAT::Utils->isLinux())
+    {
+        $configfile = "/root/.ssh/config";
+    }
+    else
+    {    #AIX
+        $configfile = "/.ssh/config";
+    }
+    $configinfo = "StrictHostKeyChecking no";
+    my $cmd;
+    if (-e $configfile)
+    {
+        $cmd = "grep StrictHostKeyChecking $configfile";
+        xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+        {    # not there
+            $cmd = "echo  $configinfo >> $configfile";
+            my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
+            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+            {    # error
+                xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on $cmd, @output");
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+    else         # file does not exist
+    {
+        $cmd = "echo  $configinfo >> $configfile";
+        my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+        {        # error
+            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on $cmd, @output");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            chmod 0600, $configfile;
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+1;