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Hi, well today when starting up my box I noticed these two startup messages:
:: Initiate Random Seed
:: Removing LeftOver files
What does these mean? And what program/service runs it? (And what 'left over files' is it removing?) I think I never see them before. Is these message appears because I just install sudo?
Also when shutting down there is also a message concerning a Random Seed. (Saving Random Seed). What is it doing?
Last edited by zodmaner (2007-07-27 00:23:42)
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Hi, well today when starting up my box I noticed these two startup messages:
:: Initiate Random Seed
:: Removing LeftOver filesWhat does these mean? And what program/service runs it? (And what 'left over files' is it removing?) I think I never see them before. Is these message appears because I just install sudo?
Also when shutting down there is also a message concerning a Random Seed. (Saving Random Seed). What is it doing?
Well... if your head over to your /etc/rc.sysinit, you'll see exactly what it does. If I remember correctly, saving random seed is just saving your startup time because it is random, and removing leftover files is clearing out the /tmp/ directory.
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If I remember correctly, saving random seed is just saving your startup time because it is random
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yup, since PRNG (pseudo-random number generator) randomness is as much random as its seed, that's for initiating the PRNG with the most random seed available. here, the time it is when reaching this bootup stage.
Last edited by lloeki (2007-07-27 13:56:36)
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