Just experienced this on Ubuntu 11.04 alpha3 when using uec-run- instances from the cloud-utils package. To reproduce:
sudo apt-get install cloud-utils --- setup Amazon EC2_PRIVATE_KEY and EC2_CERT environment variables uec-run-instances -l your-launchpad-id -t m1.small --wait-for=ssh ami-da3eccb3 Result: 2011-03-15 14:43:12,906 root/WARNING: i-a2759bcd is pending 2011-03-15 14:43:22,694 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: Unknown exception: PID check failed. RNG must be re-initialized after fork(). Hint: Try Random.atfork() 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/paramiko/transport.py", line 1522, in run 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: self._send_kex_init() 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/paramiko/transport.py", line 1686, in _send_kex_init 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: m.add_bytes(rng.read(16)) 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Crypto/Random/_UserFriendlyRNG.py", line 185, in read 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: return self._singleton.read(bytes) 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Crypto/Random/_UserFriendlyRNG.py", line 161, in read 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: return _UserFriendlyRNG.read(self, bytes) 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Crypto/Random/_UserFriendlyRNG.py", line 120, in read 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: self._check_pid() 2011-03-15 14:43:22,805 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Crypto/Random/_UserFriendlyRNG.py", line 136, in _check_pid 2011-03-15 14:43:22,806 ssh-key-scanner(i-a2759bcd)/ERROR: raise AssertionError("PID check failed. RNG must be re-initialized after fork(). Hint: Try Random.atfork()") python-paramiko: Installed: 1.7.6-5.1 Candidate: 1.7.6-5.1 Version table: *** 1.7.6-5.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: paramiko Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: paramiko (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/649158 Title: PID check failed. RNG must be re-initialized after fork() -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs