Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:29:24 -0600 From: Stephane Raimbault <stephane@enertiasoft.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: 5.4: Can't start ssh due to entropy source blocking? Message-ID: <E2B13385-9BC5-4E33-BC3E-009A3153DA10@enertiasoft.com>
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I installed a fresh 5.4-RELEASE/amd64 system on a Dell PE1850 and when attempting to setup sshd for the server I'm getting a weird error: # /etc/rc.d/sshd start /etc/rc.d/sshd: WARNING: Setting entropy source to blocking mode. ==================================================== Type a full screenful of random junk to unblock it and remember to finish with <enter>. This will timeout in 300 seconds, but waiting for the timeout without typing junk may make the entropy source deliver predictable output. Just hit <enter> for fast+insecure startup. ==================================================== kern.random.sys.seeded: 0 -> 0 PRNG is not seeded PRNG is not seeded PRNG is not seeded # I tried rebooting the system and letting it start a startup, but the same thing occurred. I've setup a few 5.4 systems and this is the first time I ran into this particular problem. Doing some googling I'm guessing that the /dev/random isn't seeded properly? I'm a bit confused about that, but that's all I have found thus far. Any suggestions as to what I need to be doing to resolve my problem would be most helpful. Has anyone else ran into this problem on a 5.4- RELEASE system. Thank you, Stephane.
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