Marc Haber wrote: >>Missing entropy? >> >>Just to test it: (re)move /dev/random and symlink >>/dev/urandom as /dev/random. > > A better test on Linux would be to check the entropy pool itself, cat > /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail. > > Also I'd like to know which OS/Distribution the OP is using.
Thanks for the advice. Entropy does sound like a plausible reason, although I have plenty of other crypto apps and I didn't notice any of them hanging in this way. The server in question is a 'user mode linux' virtual server, and there has been mention of lack of entropy as a possible problem with this setup. I'll keep an eye on entropy_avail if them problem happens again. I assume a low number means badness? Thanks, DaveB -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
