Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 12:36:12 -0400 From: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org> To: John Galt <galt@inconnu.isu.edu> Cc: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ssh not working after upgrading OS? Message-ID: <396C9E7C.781ABA6@vangelderen.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0007121003460.2490-100000@inconnu.isu.edu>
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John Galt wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Mark Murray wrote:
>
> > > You are probably using a -CURRENT with a broken randomness
> > > device. For more information you can try and search the
> > > mailing list archives.
> >
> > No - he has _no_ randomness device.
>
> Isn't there an add-on daemon for that, ESD or somesuch? The OpenSSL docs
> mention it.
Yes and no. That daemon is a 'hack' for systems that lack
a randomness device. You don't want to use it when you do
have a good /dev/random.
FreeBSD has a /dev/random except that it has been broken
for a while whilst MarkM brought it up to snuff. The mailing
list archives ought to contain all of the details one needs
to fix this temporary problem. No need to resort to EGD, just
tweak some config.
Cheers,
Jeroen
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