The OpenSSH was compiled from source. Redhat Sparc is very like Redhat
i386, and does have /dev/random
I have not been able to replicate this. Any ideas about how I might do so,
or other (more technical?) forums I might discuss this matter in? I like
(open)ssh, but it is not much use if it randomly crashes on boxes I have
poor physical access to.
Jon
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Lutz Jaenicke wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 01:43:48AM +0100, Jon Wilson wrote:
> > I am getting the error: "Couldn't obtain random bytes (error 604389476)"
> > from my openssh daemon.
> >
> > Could somone explain what this error means, and what I might do to stop
> > it reoccuring? I get it after about 4 days uptime.
> >
> > The box in question is a dual processor Sparc20, running Redhat 6.2 Sparc
> > Linux (stock Redhat 2.2.14-5.0smp kernel). SSH version is OpenSSH_2.5.2p2.
>
> I never touched a Redhat Sparc Linux, but provided it also does supply
> a /dev/random device, this error should never occur.
> If the OpenSSH version is also coming as a package from Redhat, I would
> recommend you to complain to them.
>
> Best regards,
> Lutz
>
--
Jon Wilson http://www.netsw.co.uk
Net S.W. Ltd, Bath, UK Tel. (07776) 137939
"It is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect
ourselves with mathematics." - Bruce Schneier, Applied Cryptography
