Bug 743020

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #215371 +++

rngd should always be started in platforms with hardware random support, but
package provides no initscript to start the rngd.

--- Additional comment from paul on 2006-11-13 13:21:28 EST ---

Created attachment 141082 [details]
rngd initscript

--- Additional comment from paul on 2007-01-25 21:49:16 EST ---

Please try to get the init script for rngd into the package before FC7test1
feature freeze. I can't make it easier then I already did by supplying the init
script.

--- Additional comment from paul on 2007-01-30 12:58:47 EST ---

Still an issue for rng-utils-2.0-1.14.1.fc6

--- Additional comment from paul on 2007-01-30 13:03:47 EST ---

Created attachment 146934 [details]
Updated version of rngd.init supporting 2.6.19 style rng kernel modules

Updated version of rngd.init supporting 2.6.19 style rng kernel modules

--- Additional comment from paul on 2007-01-30 13:12:16 EST ---

Created attachment 146935 [details]
Fix to previous version for properly modprobing hwrng

sorry about that. previous version is broken.

--- Additional comment from cra on 2007-02-12 19:44:41 EST ---

You should change version to devel.

There is a commented out invocation of rngd in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit:

# Use the hardware RNG to seed the entropy pool, if available
#[ -x /sbin/rngd -a -c /dev/hw_random ] && rngd

if [ -f /etc/crypttab ]; then
    s=$"Starting disk encryption using the RNG:"

Not sure why this is commented out, but it may be necessary for starting disk
encryption that follows it.


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--- Additional comment from paul on 2008-04-07 17:54:03 EDT ---


From Fedora 9 beta 1:

/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit:#[ -x /sbin/rngd -a -c /dev/hw_random ] && rngd

It is still not using rngd on system start. This means crypto software like
Openswan cannot use any P4/AMD hardware random.

--- Additional comment from mike on 2008-05-02 23:25:00 EDT ---

Bug has been assigned and changed to rawhide so it's up to date with latest
release/development.

Also, maybe you could show what version you are using currently and are you
fully updated to current rawhide?

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Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
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--- Additional comment from mattdm on 2008-05-23 12:24:36 EDT ---

See bug #130350 for discussion of why the line in rc.sysinit is commented out.

Seems like a separate init script (or some fancy upstart incantation) may be the
way to go, but the underlying flaw in the daemon maybe should get fixed too.
(Perhaps this needs to be split into two separate bugs?)

This is still an issue in fully-updated rawhide, by the way:

 initscripts-8.76.2-1, rng-utils-2.0-1.15.1.fc9

--- Additional comment from ianburrell on 2008-09-20 18:22:57 EDT ---

Created attachment 317293 [details]
Fixed version of init script

The latest version of init script has a couple of syntax errors.  This script fixes the syntax errors.

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This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 10 development cycle.
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--- Additional comment from pizza on 2010-01-27 15:50:11 EST ---

This is still a problem with rng-utils-2.0-4 in F12; there is no init script present in the package.

--- Additional comment from juan.oropeza on 2011-10-03 11:41:55 EDT ---

this problem is still occurring in Fedora 15, is there a package update that includes the startup script? I get the following output with the sample script

./rngd start
Probing for HRNG module
FATAL: Error inserting intel_rng (/lib/modules/2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64/kernel/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.ko): No such device
FATAL: Error inserting via_rng (/lib/modules/2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64/kernel/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.ko): No such device
FATAL: Error inserting amd_rng (/lib/modules/2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64/kernel/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.ko): No such device
(Hardware RNG device inode not found)
./rngd: Cannot find a hardware RNG device to use.