On 2015-11-26 Thu 15:54 PM |, Paul de Weerd wrote: > > I'd recommend sticking something in rc.local or creating an @reboot > cronjob that updates the /etc/random.seed. May not be ideal (the > entropy may not be very strong - I don't know if there is much > difference between just after boot or just before shutdown in this > regard), but at least it's easier to carry from release to release. >
If randomly loosing power is the cause of the shutdown, then he can't schedule it just before shutdown. rc.shutdown(8) won't often help. Both @hourly & @reboot cronjobs (for when power cycles mutliple times per hour) might help. -- Why is 'hour' not spelt 'hor' in America?