> Hi, > > I'm trying to install openssh-3.7.1p2 on a HP-UX 10.20 machine. > Everything goes well until the "make install" command hangs on "Generating > public/private rsa1 key pair". Even the ssh-keygen command hangs on (I've > tried it after aborting the make install). The problem remains the same > using or not the configure option "--with-prngd-socket". Any idea what > could be the source of the problem? > > Thanks! > > Pierre Michaud >
i've had that happen when my openssl wasn't installed properly. what version do you have installed? did it pass the rsa self tests? Michaud,Pierre [CMC] wrote:>>Hi, >> >>I'm trying to install openssh-3.7.1p2 on a HP-UX 10.20 machine. >>Everything goes well until the "make install" command hangs on "Generating >>public/private rsa1 key pair". Even the ssh-keygen command hangs on (I've >>tried it after aborting the make install). The problem remains the same >>using or not the configure option "--with-prngd-socket". Any idea what >>could be the source of the problem? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Pierre Michaud >> >> > _______________________________________________ > openssh-unix-dev mailing list > openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org > http://www.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev >-- wendy palm Cray Open Software Development, Cray Inc. wendyp at cray.com, 651-605-9154
"Michaud,Pierre [CMC]" wrote:> > I'm trying to install openssh-3.7.1p2 on a HP-UX 10.20 machine. > > Everything goes well until the "make install" command hangs on "Generating > > public/private rsa1 key pair". Even the ssh-keygen command hangs on (I've > > tried it after aborting the make install). The problem remains the same > > using or not the configure option "--with-prngd-socket". Any idea what > > could be the source of the problem?Try running "ssh-rand-helper -vvv" on its own and see where it hangs. If it's just a single command, you can comment it out of ssh_prng_cmds. -- Darren Tucker (dtucker at zip.com.au) GPG key 8FF4FA69 / D9A3 86E9 7EEE AF4B B2D4 37C9 C982 80C7 8FF4 FA69 Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgement.