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Subject: Re: kern_random interface 
References: <20020914140645.GB627@gallium> 
In-Reply-To: <20020914140645.GB627@gallium> ; from Dominic Marks <dominic_marks@btinternet.com>  "Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:06:45 BST."
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 16:56:59 +0100
From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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Said Dominic Marks <dominic_marks@btinternet.com>:
> Other '*control' applications keywords, it would be nice to keep this
> constant in rndcontrol (In my opinion anyway), something like:
> 
> rndcontrol list
> 
> Show a list of the random data sources
> 
> rndcontrol enable rng0
> 
> Enable harversting from this device

... etc.

The rndcontrol(8) app disappears in CURRENT, so its use must be
considered as deprecated now. In CURRENT sysctls are used instead,
and the same sort of functionality as suggested is gained.

M
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