Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-12-12 Thread James Andrewartha
Hi, Now that bug #412408 has been resolved, this bug remains. udevd still dies, just with abort() instead of exit(), leaving the system unusable. -- # TRS-80 trs80(a)ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au #/ "Otherwise Bub here will do \ # UCC Wheel Member http://trs80.ucc.asn.au/ #| what squirr

Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-02-26 Thread Marco d'Itri
reassign 412328 libnss-ldap thanks This should be fixed in libnss-ldap. -- ciao, Marco signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-02-25 Thread Marco d'Itri
clone 412328 retitle -1 libraries must not call exit(2), ever reassign -1 libgcrypt11 block 412328 by -1 thanks On Feb 25, James Andrewartha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > libgcrypt will use /dev/urandom if /dev/random isn't available. However > since neither is available, it calls log_fatal which

Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-02-25 Thread James Andrewartha
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Feb 25, James Andrewartha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yes, it's created automatically by udevd, but only once udevd is started, >> and to start udevd needs libnss-ldap which needs libgcrypt which needs >> /dev/random - so it must be created manuall

Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-02-25 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Feb 25, James Andrewartha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, it's created automatically by udevd, but only once udevd is started, > and to start udevd needs libnss-ldap which needs libgcrypt which needs > /dev/random - so it must be created manually first. I don't see how using This was not c

Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-02-25 Thread James Andrewartha
reopen 412328 thanks On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Marco d'Itri wrote: > I stand by my position. Your configuration is stupid and I will not > add hacks to support it. On a normal system /dev/random is created > automatically. Yes, it's created automatically by udevd, but only once udevd is started, and

Bug#412328: udev should create /dev/random in make_extra_nodes

2007-02-25 Thread James Andrewartha
Package: udev Version: 0.105-1 Severity: important When libnss-ldap is set up to use SSL, udevd dies with "Fatal: "no entropy gathering module detected" which is an error from libgcrypt. stracing reveals it tries to access /dev/random, which doesn't yet exist. The easy workaround is to disable SSL