Public bug reported: unfortunately, yet another example of a package that is now broken thanks to ubuntu switching to systemd. the /etc/defaults/ settings are no longer honored:
>cat /etc/default/haveged # Configuration file for haveged # Options to pass to haveged: # -w sets low entropy watermark (in bits) #DAEMON_ARGS="-w 1024" DAEMON_ARGS="-w 4000" >ps -Aefd | grep -iF haveged root 446 1 0 Feb01 ? 00:00:02 /usr/sbin/haveged --Foreground --verbose=1 --write=1024 this setting appears to now be hard coded: >cat /lib/systemd/system/haveged.service [Unit] Description=Entropy daemon using the HAVEGE algorithm Documentation=man:haveged(8) http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/ [Service] ExecStart=/usr/sbin/haveged --Foreground --verbose=1 --write=1024 [Install] WantedBy=default.target having to modify this file manually to change this setting feels like a step backwards. 1] >lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 2] >apt-cache policy haveged haveged: Installed: 1.9.1-1 Candidate: 1.9.1-1 Version table: *** 1.9.1-1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3] i expected the init system to honor settings which had previously been defined 4] it did not ** Affects: haveged (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1540978 Title: problems with systemd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haveged/+bug/1540978/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
