Re: entropy-file

[Dima Veselov <kab00m%lich.phys.spbu.ru@localhost>]

03.07.2020 18:54, Taylor R Campbell wrote:

> The default location is /var/db/entropy-file, but if /var is on a
> separate file system, the bootloader won't be able to get at it.  So
> in that case, sysinst tries to add
> 	random_file=/etc/entropy-file
> to /etc/rc.conf, and
> 	rndseed /etc/entropy_file
> to boot.cfg.

Thanks for explanation!

> However, you say
> > but it always tries to update to /var/db/entropy-file
> Can you expand on this?  Can you confirm that /etc/rc.conf and
> boot.cfg both agree on /etc/entropy-file, and can you say what
> symptoms suggest that the system is nevertheless trying to use
> /var/db/entropy-file?
It was about etcupdate(8) trying to update rc.conf and boot.cfg.
I was sure that this happens because we have different locations
in RELEASE and STABLE. It will not confuse me anymore, thanks!

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Dima Veselov
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