Hi Dave,
After a bit more rooting around, I discovered using truss that the
install couldn't open /dev/random read_only. I mv'd /dev/random to another
file, and ran make install again, and it built the keys and everything else
just fine. For some reason, /dev/random wasn't allowing reads, even though
the permissions should have allowed it.
Mark
At 14:54 2/21/2001 +1100, you wrote:
>Yup, seen that before (and on Solaris 8 - several differnt sun architectures
>too).
>
>I sugest that you get EGD (to generate some pseudo-random data), PRNGD (as a
>permanent source or pseudo-random data) and install them (at the very least,
>install PRNGD).
>
>Check that PRNGD is working properly (instructions are included with it).
>
>Configure OpenSSH with '--with-egd-pool=/whatever/you/set/prngd/to/do'.
>
>That's it.
>
>Dave McDonald
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Wendt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 21 February 2001 2:23 am
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: make Install problem
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Context:
> > Sun E3000
> > Solaris 2.8 - latest patches and maintenance updates
> > SSH 1.2.31
> >
> > Problem: ./configure --with-libwrap=/usr/local/lib/libwrap.a
> > make (no errors or warnings noted)
> > make install (gets to the point where it says:
> > "Generating 1024 bit host key."
> > "Initializing random number
> > generator.....", then just hangs at that point.
> >
> > Anyone else run into this problem with Solaris 8 and
> > this version? I've
> > got this version and same Solaris version running on an Ultra
> > 1 and an
> > Ultra 10, with no problems.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark Wendt
> > System/Network Administrator
> > Naval Research Laboratory
> > Washington DC
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
