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Merge remote branch 'origin/master'
[monkeysphere.git]
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website
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bugs
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headless-servers-take-too-long-to-generate-host-key.mdwn
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-[[meta title="Running `monkeysphere gen-key` on a headless server takes way too long"]]
+[[
!
meta title="Running `monkeysphere gen-key` on a headless server takes way too long"]]
When i try to generate a key on a headless machine (no kbd, no mouse,
no Human Input Device (HID) at all), `monkeysphere gen-key` hangs for
When i try to generate a key on a headless machine (no kbd, no mouse,
no Human Input Device (HID) at all), `monkeysphere gen-key` hangs for
-a *very* long time (
a half hour at least
) during the generation
+a *very* long time (
over an hour so far!
) during the generation
process, particularly at this point:
ms: generating server key...
process, particularly at this point:
ms: generating server key...
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-24,3
+24,8
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I've seen this happen on two machines now in the last week, and was
able to resolve it on the first one by plugging in a keyboard and
"massaging" it. This won't work for a machine that's out of physical
range, and has no keyboard to be plugged in anyway.
able to resolve it on the first one by plugging in a keyboard and
"massaging" it. This won't work for a machine that's out of physical
range, and has no keyboard to be plugged in anyway.
+
+One thing that might help is to suggest that the system administrator
+install a package like `bsdgames` and play console-based games as a
+non-privileged user, since that seems to feed the entropy count
+somewhat.