Subject: Re: Error building OpenSSL
To: NetBsd Mailing list <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Chris Brown <cblist@cityb.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/20/2000 17:48:41
On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 04:16:59PM -0600, Philip Brodd wrote:
> Thanks a lot.  OpenSSL built without a hitch.
> 
> Now, however, I get this error when running 'make install' for OpenSSH:
> 
> configure: error: No random device found, and no EGD random pool specified
> 
> Seems strange that I wouldn't have that, doesn't it?
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> Phil
> 

Back when I installed ssh on my NetBSD machine (1.3.1, IIci), I had to make
the /dev/random device, because it didn't exist already. I _think_ just
doing (as root):

cd /dev
./MAKEDEV random

Will work.