#! /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