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Re: /dev/random on 3.6-current

From: Damien Miller (djmmindrot.org)
Date: Sat Jan 15 2005 - 16:14:57 CST


J.D. Bronson wrote:
> I installed a snapshot of 01-14-2005 and things seem fine
> with one exception
>
> [shadow] 3:30:34pm /dev> cat random
> cat: random: Input/output error
> [shadow] 3:30:39pm /dev>
>
> but if I use 'cat urandom' - I get a ton of data.

man 4 random

You seem to be expecting Linux-like /dev/random behaviour. OpenBSD is
different.

-d