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I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my OpenServer 5.0.5
server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the new install of
gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README file.

I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the README file.
I have not previously installed any of these packages previously on
this server.

I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is

10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'

When I run this, I get:

PRNG is not seeded
PRNG is not seeded
PRNG is not seeded

When I look in the /usr/local/prngd directory, I see no prngd.lock
file that should be there if prngd started correctly (from what I have
read so far)

I tried rebooting....in watching the post during reboot it states
it is Starting prngd and then Starting sshd both show no errors during
boot...


I have followed everything in the README file including installing all
the proper supplements & packages, etc....

From what I have read so far about PRNG not seeded it appears it can't
find the entropy gathering pool.....but in previous posts I have seen
that it was NOT necessary to install the EGD package......is that
correct?

What am I missing here?

Thanks for any hints or input...

You can feel free to email me directly on this if you wish or you can
post here.

Scott Ullmann
TelespectrumFX
sullmann@telespectrum.com

scooter6 typed (on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:14:20AM -0700):
| I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my OpenServer 5.0.5
| server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the new install of
| gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README file.
|
| I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the README file.
| I have not previously installed any of these packages previously on
| this server.
|
| I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is
|
| 10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'
|
| When I run this, I get:
|
| PRNG is not seeded
| PRNG is not seeded
| PRNG is not seeded

Before Step 10 is Step 9:

9. Start prngd daemon with '/etc/init.d/prngd start'.

Did that run without complaint, and is prngd running?

--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040916160329.GQ16548@jpradley.jpr.com>...
> scooter6 typed (on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:14:20AM -0700):
> | I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my OpenServer 5.0.5
> | server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the new install of
> | gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README file.
> |
> | I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the README file.
> | I have not previously installed any of these packages previously on
> | this server.
> |
> | I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is
> |
> | 10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'
> |
> | When I run this, I get:
> |
> | PRNG is not seeded
> | PRNG is not seeded
> | PRNG is not seeded
>
> Before Step 10 is Step 9:
>
> 9. Start prngd daemon with '/etc/init.d/prngd start'.
>
> Did that run without complaint, and is prngd running?


It runs without complaint....but after checking it now, prngd is not
running after that command is executed....here's what happens....

# /etc/init.d/prngd start
Starting prngd:
#

so, no complaint , it 'says' it's starting, but doing ps -ef can't
find it running......

anything I'm missing here?

thanks

Scott

scooter6 typed (on Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:40:02AM -0700):
| Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040916160329.GQ16548@jpradley.jpr.com>...
| > scooter6 typed (on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:14:20AM -0700):
| > | I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my OpenServer 5.0.5
| > | server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the new install of
| > | gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README file.
| > |
| > | I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the README file.
| > | I have not previously installed any of these packages previously on
| > | this server.
| > |
| > | I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is
| > |
| > | 10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'
| > |
| > | When I run this, I get:
| > |
| > | PRNG is not seeded
| > | PRNG is not seeded
| > | PRNG is not seeded
| >
| > Before Step 10 is Step 9:
| >
| > 9. Start prngd daemon with '/etc/init.d/prngd start'.
| >
| > Did that run without complaint, and is prngd running?
|
|
| It runs without complaint....but after checking it now, prngd is not
| running after that command is executed....here's what happens....
|
| # /etc/init.d/prngd start
| Starting prngd:
| #
|
| so, no complaint , it 'says' it's starting, but doing ps -ef can't
| find it running......
|
| anything I'm missing here?
|


The prngd user exists?

--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040920171707.GA18791@jpradley.jpr.com>...
> scooter6 typed (on Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:40:02AM -0700):
> | Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040916160329.GQ16548@jpradley.jpr.com>...
> | > scooter6 typed (on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:14:20AM -0700):
> | > | I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my OpenServer 5.0.5
> | > | server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the new install of
> | > | gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README file.
> | > |
> | > | I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the README file.
> | > | I have not previously installed any of these packages previously on
> | > | this server.
> | > |
> | > | I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is
> | > |
> | > | 10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'
> | > |
> | > | When I run this, I get:
> | > |
> | > | PRNG is not seeded
> | > | PRNG is not seeded
> | > | PRNG is not seeded
> | >
> | > Before Step 10 is Step 9:
> | >
> | > 9. Start prngd daemon with '/etc/init.d/prngd start'.
> | >
> | > Did that run without complaint, and is prngd running?
> |
> |
> | It runs without complaint....but after checking it now, prngd is not
> | running after that command is executed....here's what happens....
> |
> | # /etc/init.d/prngd start
> | Starting prngd:
> | #
> |
> | so, no complaint , it 'says' it's starting, but doing ps -ef can't
> | find it running......
> |
> | anything I'm missing here?
> |
>
>
> The prngd user exists?

Yes...I followed all the previous steps in your README document and
created the
prngd user and sshd user and I have verified this in scoadmin as well
as making sure the /usr/local/prngd directory exists and that the
groups were added per your document for prngd and sshd...

So, thus far, I've retraced your document verbatim and have followed
all the steps to the 'T' twice...with the same result....

Are there any other patches/supplements/required libraries, etc that
I'm missing?

Is there something else I can try?

Scott

scooter6 typed (on Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 11:10:26AM -0700):

| Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message
| news:<20040920171707.GA18791@jpradley.jpr.com>...
|
| > scooter6 typed (on Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:40:02AM -0700):
| >
| > | Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message
| > | news:<20040916160329.GQ16548@jpradley.jpr.com>...
| > |
| > | > scooter6 typed (on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:14:20AM -0700):
| > | >
| > | > | I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my
| > | > | OpenServer 5.0.5 server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the
| > | > | new install of gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README
| > | > | file.
| > | > |
| > | > | I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the
| > | > | README file. I have not previously installed any of these
| > | > | packages previously on this server.
| > | > |
| > | > | I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is
| > | > |
| > | > | 10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'
| > | > |
| > | > | When I run this, I get:
| > | > |
| > | > | PRNG is not seeded PRNG is not seeded PRNG is not seeded
| > | >
| > | > Before Step 10 is Step 9:
| > | >
| > | > 9. Start prngd daemon with '/etc/init.d/prngd start'.
| > | >
| > | > Did that run without complaint, and is prngd running?
| > |
| > |
| > | It runs without complaint....but after checking it now, prngd
| > | is not running after that command is executed....here's what
| > | happens....
| > |
| > | # /etc/init.d/prngd start Starting prngd: #
| > |
| > | so, no complaint , it 'says' it's starting, but doing ps -ef can't
| > | find it running......
| > |
| > | anything I'm missing here?
| >
| > The prngd user exists?
|
| Yes...I followed all the previous steps in your README document and
| created the prngd user and sshd user and I have verified this in
| scoadmin as well as making sure the /usr/local/prngd directory exists
| and that the groups were added per your document for prngd and sshd...
|
| So, thus far, I've retraced your document verbatim and have followed
| all the steps to the 'T' twice...with the same result....
|
| Are there any other patches/supplements/required libraries, etc that
| I'm missing?
|
| Is there something else I can try?

Beats me. I've succesfully installed that tarball on several 5.0.5 systems.

But do try 'ldd' on the prngd binary.

--
JP

sullmann@telespectrum.com (scooter6) wrote in message news:<8913f8d8.0409160714.510c6e9a@posting.google. com>...
> I have installed JP's openssh4osr5.tar.gz file on my OpenServer 5.0.5
> server that also has rs505a, oss646b and the new install of
> gwxlibs-1.3.2Ag as outlined in JP's README file.
>
> I have followed all the steps that JP has outlined in the README file.
> I have not previously installed any of these packages previously on
> this server.
>
> I encounter no problems until I get to Step 10 which is
>
> 10. Run '/usr/local/etc/makenewsshkeys'
>
> When I run this, I get:
>
> PRNG is not seeded
> PRNG is not seeded
> PRNG is not seeded
>
> When I look in the /usr/local/prngd directory, I see no prngd.lock


You seem to be having a problem with ssh.
Don't know if this will help but I have successfully
installed Open-ssh and prng on Open server 5.04.
Got them fron the Skunkworks ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/osr5/vols/

Good luck
Regards...Dan.