ssh(1023) PRNG is not seeded

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#4 ssh(1023) PRNG is not seeded

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Updated: 2007-09-24

Created: 2007-09-24

Creator: Dharminder Rattu

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trying to run scp command and the error

ssh(1023) PRNG is not seeded

is encountered.

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haavard - 2007-09-24

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This is not a problem on Debian, but on the SuSE hypervisor.

Possible causes that i think that I've cleared:

* Missing kernel modules
* Not enough RAM
* Not enough disk space
* TLS libraries

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haavard - 2007-09-25

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The cause is that /dev/random is missing in SLC4 images

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