> [root@basea1 tmp]# nohup time /usr/bin/openssl genrsa -rand /dev/urandom > 1024 > /tmp/server.key &
you could try: /usr/bin/openssl genrsa 1024 > /tmp/server.key see if that goes better. DMcLF -- (o< Lord of the Rings LITE(tm) //\ -- by J.R.R. Tolkien V_/_ Some guys take a long vacation to throw a ring into a volcano One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them.