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Date:      Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:57:40 +0100
From:      Didier Wiroth <didier.wiroth@mcesr.etat.lu>
To:        Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ssh error "PRNG is not seeded"
Message-ID:  <be0712501.12501be07@etat.lu>

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Hi, thanks for answering.

I think, I've found the problem,=20
I don't have a /dev/random device.=20
I built a custom kernel and omitted "device random", I've rebuilt the=
 kernel with this device now, I will test this tomorrow and see it he=
lps.

Thanks
Didier

---- Messages d=B4origine ----
De: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro>
Date: mercredi, f=E9vrier 4, 2004 8:02 pm
Objet: Re: ssh error "PRNG is not seeded"

> On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 10:35:20 -0800
> Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:
>=20
> > On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 05:04:24PM +0100, Didier WIROTH wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I've chosen "do want to login via ssh=3DNO" (can't exactly=20
> remember but it was
> > > a similar question) during setup of freebsd5.2, now, when I try=
=20
> to use scp
> > > or ssh client I get the following error message:
> > > "PRNG is not seeded"
> > >=20
> > > How can I solve the problem?!
> >=20
> > Have you built a custom kernel?  You may have removed support for=
=20
> the> (effectively mandatory) 'random' device; add it back or=20
> kldload the
> > module.
>=20
> Hm, I remember having this issue a few days ago and it magically
> disappeared, if memory serves; if not I had a slightly (few deay)
> kernel/world out of sync. But the kernel had random.
>=20
> --=20
> IOnut
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