Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:13:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: [PATCH] Re: /etc/rc.d/sshd : "kldload random" missing? Message-ID: <20050419071305.60770.qmail@web54004.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: 6667
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--- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 08:48:37PM -0700, Rob wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I noticed that 'random.ko' module is required
> > by ssh, especially when running the server sshd.
> > However, the sshd script in /etc/rc.d does not
> > verify the pressence of the random.ko module and
> > neither loads it if necessary. Shouldn't that be
> > added?
> >
> > I bring this up, since I have observed that the
> > nfsserver.ko module is automagically loaded by the
> > /etc/rc.d/nfsserver script.
> >
> > Both cases seem to have some similarity.
>
> Sounds like a great opportunity to submit a patch!
> :)
Should I submit a patch here?
Following patch works fine for me
(be aware some lines are wrapped :[ )
--- /etc/rc.d/sshd Sun Oct 10 18:50:54 2004
+++ /etc/rc.d/sshd Tue Apr 19 15:56:12 2005
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
sshd_precmd()
{
+ if ! ${SYSCTL} kern.random >/dev/null 2>&1;
then
+ if ! kldload random; then
+ warn 'Could not load random
module'
+ return 1
+ fi
+ fi
+
if [ ! -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -o \
! -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -o \
! -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key ]; then
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