#! /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 # [ -c /dev/urandom ] || exit 0 #. /etc/default/rcS case "$1" in start|"") # check for read only file system if ! touch /etc/random-seed 2>/dev/null then echo "read-only file system detected...done" exit fi if [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] then printf "Initializing random number generator... " fi # Load and then save 512 bytes, # which is the size of the entropy pool cat /etc/random-seed >/dev/urandom rm -f /etc/random-seed umask 077 dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 \ >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "urandom start: failed." umask 022 [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && echo "done." ;; stop) if ! touch /etc/random-seed 2>/dev/null then exit fi # Carry a random seed from shut-down to start-up; # see documentation in linux/drivers/char/random.c [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && printf "Saving random seed... " umask 077 dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 \ >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "urandom stop: failed." [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && echo "done." ;; *) echo "Usage: urandom {start|stop}" >&2 exit 1 ;; esac