Re: [tbox-l] Unable to install Open SSH on a 5.2 64bit AIX system.

[Kevin R. <ru...@bu...>]

I too have had this problem but found the answer at:

 	https://sourceforge.net/projects/openssh-aix

under "Support Requests" (not "Bugs"):

 	https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=710255&group_id=127997&func=browse

in this item:

 	https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1186783&group_id=127997&atid=710255

The shortest version of the answer is:

 	"Remove /dev/random and /dev/urandom files and reboot the system."

Medium answer is:
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Seems that under some conditions, AIX will create /dev/random and /dev/urandom 
with the wrong major number.

Check what it *should* be with
    odmget CuDvDr | grep -p random

"value2" is the major number.  Check the devices:
    ls -l /dev/*random

If the major numbers do not match what's in CuDvDr, delete /dev/random and 
/dev/urandom, reboot, then re-try the OpenSSH install (remove the failed 
attempt first).
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There is a non reboot method explained there also but others claim it wasn't enough.

Kevin
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Kevin Ruderman
Boston University
Information Technology

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Dan Andruszkiw wrote:

> Unable to install Open SSH on a 5.2 64bit  system.
>
> openssl-0.9.7d-1.aix5.1.ppc.rpm - installs ok
>
> openssh-3.8.1p1_52.tar - sever part does not install
>
> Error message during install
>
> RSA key generation failed
> Instal: Failed while executing ./openssh.base.server.post_i script
>
> Oslevel
> 5.2.0.0 64bit install
>
>
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