Re: where to set/override entropy $random_file location?

[Steve Rikli <sr%genyosha.net@localhost>]

On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 01:09:56PM +0000, RVP wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Oct 2025, Steve Rikli wrote:
> 
> > What is the right method to set or override the location of the entropy
> > $random_file as used by /etc/rc.d/random_seed , if I want to put it
> > somewhere other than the default?
> 
> Short answer: /etc/rc.conf
> 
> Actually, there are 3 independent places where you can put the entropy data
> filename:

Yes, and it's the "independent" part which seems a bit untidy, at least
to me.  I admittedly don't know if that's actually a meaningful problem.

Plus man pages and /etc/defaults/ files not quite reflecting reality.

sr.