diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/nodestat/cases1 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/nodestat/cases1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9c7ce03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/nodestat/cases1
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+start:nodestat_usage
+description: Test the exit code when no command line argument is passed to nodestat
+cmd:nodestat
+check:rc!=0
+end
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xdsh/cases1 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xdsh/cases1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37286b5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xdsh/cases1
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+start:xdsh_permission_denied
+description: Test the exit code when command xdsh failed
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:rc==0
+cmd:mv /root/.ssh/id_rsa /root/.ssh/id_rsa.backup
+check:rc==0
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:rc!=0
+cmd:mv /root/.ssh/id_rsa.backup /root/.ssh/id_rsa
+check:rc==0
+end