[Arm-dev] Problems with dnssec-keygen

Thu Dec 24 21:18:41 UTC 2015
Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro>

On 12/24/2015 11:11 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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> On 12/24/2015 04:02 PM, Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
>> On 12/24/2015 10:56 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> I am reading:
>>>
>>> https://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Deployment_Guide-en-US/s1-bind-rndc.html 
>>>
>>>
>>> I have bind installed and default config running.  I have not 
>>> applied my customizations yet.  The first step I am taking is 
>>> getting rndc.key created.  So reading the guide I am trying to run 
>>> (while logged in as root, and in /etc):
>>>
>>> dnssec-keygen -a hmac-md5 -b 256 -n HOST rndc.key
>>>
>>> The system is just sitting there and doing nothing.  I have sshed as 
>>> another session and do not see any processing being done by 
>>> dnssec-keygen.
>>>
>>> This might be a problem with the current build.  Anyone else try this? 
>> it's waiting for  "randomness" from /dev/random
>> try creating some activity on the system. even a dd if=/dev/sda 
>> of=/dev/null might do.
>
> Do I do this in another session?  Or run a detacted screen session?
whatever fits your bill as long as it's in the same time with the keygen 
process. it MIGHT also work if you do it earlier but I would not hold my 
breath.
you can use any process at all that generates activity, even typing 
random letters on the keyboard should do. or download an iso. basically 
almost anything that generates activity is used by the kernel as a pool 
of entropy