Re: default sshd host keys

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On Jan 18, 11:39am, Pierre Pronchery wrote:
} On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:25:20 -0400, Matthew Mondor wrote:
} > 
} > I think this could be a problem at first boot, but netbsd-6 also seems
} > to now have /etc/rc.d/random_seed.  However this might be disabled by
} > default, because I seem to lack /var/db/entropy-file on a local netbsd-6
} > system here (and no mention of it in rc.conf(5))...
} 
} Yes, AFAICS it requires at least a modification to /boot.cfg to be in use 
} (eg "rndseed /var/db/entropy-file;" before "boot /netbsd.gz"). It is 
} mentioned in boot.cfg(5) and seems to integrate with rndctl(8), and the 
} rnd(9) kernel subsystem of course.
} 
} Should the example in boot.cfg(5) be updated?

     This should actually be mentioned in afterboot(8) and/or the
INSTALL notes in the section on upgrading.

}-- End of excerpt from Pierre Pronchery