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diff --git a/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/urandom b/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/urandom index e69de29bb2..45c41d758b 100644 --- a/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/urandom +++ b/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/urandom @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +#! /bin/sh +# +# urandom This script saves the random seed between reboots. +# It is called from the boot, halt and reboot scripts. +# +# Version: @(#)urandom 1.33 22-Jun-1998 miquels@cistron.nl +# + +test -c /dev/urandom || exit 0 +. /etc/default/rcS + +case "$1" in + start|"") + test "$VERBOSE" != no && echo "Initializing random number generator..." + # Load and then save 512 bytes, + # which is the size of the entropy pool + if test -f /var/lib/urandom/random-seed + then + cat /var/lib/urandom/random-seed >/dev/urandom + fi + rm -f /var/lib/urandom/random-seed + umask 077 + dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/lib/urandom/random-seed count=1 \ + >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "urandom start: failed." + umask 022 + ;; + stop) + # Carry a random seed from shut-down to start-up; + # see documentation in linux/drivers/char/random.c + test "$VERBOSE" != no && echo "Saving random seed..." + umask 077 + dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/lib/urandom/random-seed count=1 \ + >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "urandom stop: failed." + ;; + *) + echo "Usage: urandom {start|stop}" >&2 + exit 1 + ;; +esac + +exit 0 |