5.4: Can't start ssh due to entropy source blocking?

[Stephane Raimbault]

yes sorry I wasn't more clear.  I tried putting a bunch of junk on  
the screen as well as just left it blank and the result was the  
same.  Is it possible I didn't provide enough junk?  I haven't seen  
this behavior before?

Thanks,
Stephane

On 1-Sep-05, at 2:07 PM, Vivek Khera wrote:

>
> On Sep 1, 2005, at 1:29 PM, Stephane Raimbault wrote:
>
>
>> Type a full screenful of random junk to unblock
>> it and remember to finish with <enter>. This will
>> timeout in 300 seconds, but waiting for
>> the timeout without typing junk may make the
>> entropy source deliver predictable output.
>>
>> Just hit <enter> for fast+insecure startup.
>>
>>
>
> so what did you do, just hit enter or did you follow the  
> instructions and type a screenful of junk?
>
>
> Vivek Khera, Ph.D.
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