RFE: instructions for /dev/(u)random

[sklein@…]

Instructions for creating and maintaining /dev/(u)random have been requested as a FAQ item. The FAQ maintainer thinks they would better fit BLFS.

These instructions entail the creation of two devices and a boot script (to carry entropy across shutdown). Full details are in random(4) on a typical LFS system.

[markh@…]

The devices are already created by MAKEDEV on a typical LFS system so it's just a matter of writing the script.

[llawrence@…]

from blfs.support

• /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S15random is not executable, skipping
• /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S400gpm is not executable, skipping

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/init.d/random /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm -- command needs to be added after EOF for script just created

also affects openssh

[llawrence@…]

Remove link to rc1.d and set rc2.d to a Sxxrandom.

rc2.d is a startup mode (without networking), so all non-networking startups from rc3.d should be there and all networking stops from rc0.d should be there.

Thanks to Mark for questioning this.

[markh@…]

should be fixed in the book. Larry, can you close it please

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