conf/72741: ssh broken on fixit cd (missing /dev/random)

Christoph Weber-Fahr wefa at cpq4.tnd.lab.arcor.de
Fri Oct 15 12:20:28 PDT 2004


>Number:         72741
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       ssh broken on fixit cd (missing /dev/random)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 15 19:20:27 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Christoph Weber-Fahr
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Arcor AG
>Environment:
FreeBSD 4.10R cdrom+fixit live file system

>Description:
	using the 4.10 CD set in fixit mode you can not use ssh
	it fail complaining about a not configured PRNG
	apparently /dev/random and /dev/urandom are missing
	MAKEDEV is missing, too.
	(yes, I know a about mknod)
>How-To-Repeat:
	boot with cd1
	start fixit mode, insert cd2, press enter
	change to vty 4
	configure network
	start ssh
	be amazed
>Fix:
	- have a /dev/(u|)random on the install floppy
	- have MAKEDEV on the install floppy in /dev

	Workaround:
	use mknod random c 2 3 ; mknod urandom c 2 4 ; chmod 644 /dev/*rand*
	every time you use the fixit cd (ugly)

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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