# Unable to join the node in cluster

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/unable-to-join-the-node-in-cluster/45903>\
**Category:** SLES High Availability Extension\
**Created:** [September 30, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/unable-to-join-the-node-in-cluster/45903 "2025-09-30T11:31:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/unable-to-join-the-node-in-cluster/45903/1 "2025-09-30T11:31:49Z")

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Hi Team,

When I try to join the another node in cluster, I’m getting below error. I’ve entered correct password of primary node, however still I’m getting this error.

Can some one please help me on it.

loninengvm263:~ # crm cluster join

INFO: Join This Node to Cluster:

You will be asked for the IP address of an existing node, from which

configuration will be copied. If you have not already configured

passwordless ssh between nodes, you will be prompted for the root

password of the existing node.

IP address or hostname of existing node (e.g.: 192.168.1.1) X.X.X.X

INFO: Configuring csync2

INFO: Starting csync2.socket service

INFO: BEGIN csync2 syncing files in cluster

INFO: END csync2 syncing files in cluster

INFO: Merging known\_hosts

Access to this computer is prohibited unless authorised

Accessing programs or data unrelated to your job is prohibited

(root@loninengvm263) Password:

(root@loninengvm263) Password:

(root@loninengvm263) Password:

root@loninengvm263: Permission denied (publickey,keyboard-interactive).

ERROR: ‘NoneType’ object has no attribute ‘decode’

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “/usr/sbin/crm”, line 53, in

```
rc = main.run()

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/main.py”, line 375, in run

```
return main_input_loop(context, user_args)

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/main.py”, line 246, in main\_input\_loop

```
rc = handle_noninteractive_use(context, user_args)

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/main.py”, line 203, in handle\_noninteractive\_use

```
if context.run(' '.join(l)):

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/ui\_context.py”, line 93, in run

```
rv = self.execute_command() is not False

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/ui\_context.py”, line 274, in execute\_command

```
rv = self.command_info.function(\*arglist)

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/ui\_cluster.py”, line 578, in do\_join

```
bootstrap.bootstrap_join(join_context)

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/bootstrap.py”, line 2662, in bootstrap\_join

```
join_ssh_merge(cluster_node, remote_user)

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/bootstrap.py”, line 1921, in join\_ssh\_merge

```
shell.ssh_to_localhost(None, 'true')

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/sh.py”, line 427, in ssh\_to\_localhost

```
raise AuthorizationError(cmd, host, remote_user, Utils.decode_str(result.stderr).strip())

```

File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/crmsh/sh.py”, line 104, in decode\_str

```
return x.decode('utf-8')

```

AttributeError: ‘NoneType’ object has no attribute ‘decode’

loninengvm263:~ #

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**Author:** ![kommina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d07c76/32.png) [@kommina](https://forums.suse.com/u/kommina)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/unable-to-join-the-node-in-cluster/45903/2 "2025-09-30T11:55:11Z")

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Issue got fixed by copying rsa pub keys of local server in authorized\_keys file