From: "Williams, Andre (Exchange)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

anwilliams> $ openssl req -new -x509 -keyout
anwilliams> $HOME/apache-ssl/openssl/private/serverkey.pem -out 
anwilliams> 
anwilliams> $HOME/apache-ssl/openssl/certs/servercert.pem -days 365
anwilliams> Using configuration from /opt/home/weblogic/apache-ssl/openssl/openssl.cnf
anwilliams> unable to load 'random state'
anwilliams> This means that the random number generator has not been seeded
anwilliams> with much random data.
anwilliams> Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
anwilliams> 16451:error:24064064:random number generator:SSLEAY_RAND_BYTES:PRNG not
anwilliams> seeded:md_rand.c:538:
anwilliams> 16451:error:04069003:rsa routines:RSA_generate_key:BN lib:rsa_gen.c:182:
anwilliams> 
anwilliams> How can I resolve this?

You want to read the FAQ, http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html
However, if you're running on Solaris, I think you need to install
some extra package to get a /dev/urandom.  I don't remember which one,
though...

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