Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: rng-tools
The man page of rngd mentiones: [--trng=name] (notice the 't') and the default
config file
"/etc/default/rng-tools" contains:
#RNGDOPTIONS="--trng=intelfwh"
#RNGDOPTIONS="--trng=via"
However, --trng is not accepted by rngd:
$ rngd --trng=help
rngd: unrecognized option `--trng=help'
Try `rngd --help' or `rngd --usage' for more information.
$
Actually, it should be --hrng (notice the 'h').
>From "rngd --help":
--hrng=name Load known-good defaults for a given HRNG. Use
--hrng=help to get a list of known HRNGs
$ rngd --hrng=helprngd --hrng=help
RNG Description
intelfwh "Intel FWH (82802AB/AC) RNG"
rng-entropy=0.998, rng-buffers=5;
via "VIA Padlock (Nehemiah) RNG"
rng-entropy=0.750, rng-buffers=3;
$
So, the man page and "/etc/default/rng-tools" need to have "--trng"
changed to "--hrng"
** Affects: rng-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[hardy] rng-tools config file and man page contains error
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223557
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