Hi Chris,
It could conceivably be a memory problem. A bit not holding value would
randomly affect programs based on when that section of memory was used.
The test algorithms would fail because the output value would be wrong
due to the "loose" bit.
Good luck,
Andrew
Chris Bragg wrote:
>
> Does anybody know why this should happen??
>
> I have two identical Dell servers, both exactly the same spec, dual pentium 667 with
>512MB ram, Linux6.2. I have successfully
> compiled and tested openssl-0.9.6 on one machine....
>
> However when I compile it on the second and run
> make test
>
> the tests fail at different places, could be at the start or near the end.... This
>problem is driving me crazy and dell don't have
> any idea, could there be a problem with my hardware??? - Other programs also seem to
>be affected, including Tripwire, it fails
> when the app trys to decrypt an encrypted site key....
>
> Any clues to this problem would help me greatly especially if it is the hardware at
>fault....
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> Christopher Bragg
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