Package: autofs5 Version: 5.0.3-1 Severity: important Tags: patch autofs hangs when attempting to open /dev/random on a machine with limited boottime entropy (diskless, mouseless, keyboardless - nfsroot+infrared control)
It does this on 2 machines. It should not be using /dev/random, it should be using /dev/urandom http://lwn.net/Articles/261804/ --- modules/replicated.c.orig 2008-05-14 21:30:39.009024408 +0100 +++ modules/replicated.c 2008-05-14 21:30:32.952073840 +0100 @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void seed_random(void) int fd; unsigned int seed; - fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY); + fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY); if (fd < 0) { srandom(time(NULL)); return; -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.25.3 (PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages autofs5 depends on: ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii ucf 3.001 Update Configuration File: preserv Versions of packages autofs5 recommends: ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre11-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii nfs-common 1:1.1.1-14 NFS support files common to client -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
