I've compiled and installed  mod_ssl-2.4.10-1.3.9, open_ssl-0.9.5a and
Apache-1.3.9 on an machine with the following OS: HP-UX 10.20.

But after the successfull installation Apache is unable to start, via
the "apachectl startssl" or the regular "apachectl start" commands.
I see the following entry in the error_log:
     [error] mod_ssl: Init: Failed to generate  temporary 512 bit RSA
private key.

>From the mailing list I've Known that this is a regular problem and I
understand that it's possible to resolve it by means of SSLRandomSeed
directives in httpd.conf. Is this correct ?
On systems without /dev/urandom (and HP-UX is one of this) the problem
is to generate a  "randomness device".

Has anyone else encountered this error, and if so, could you give me  a
step by step procedure about how to resolve it?  Many thanks in advance.

Massimo Sassi
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           Massimo Sassi

            CSELT S.p.A.
       TELECOM ITALIA GROUP

    Data Network and Service Management

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