> On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:12:17 +0200 > Danny Braniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i keep getting: > > lsof: can't determine user device random seed. > > is it only me? > > You'll have to be more specific: do you get that by doing only 'lsof' or > are you using any parameters? _Do you run as a normal user, or as root? > FWIW, plain 'lsof' works here, on > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] uname -a > FreeBSD kg-quiet.kg4.no 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #1: Thu Dec 22 > 06:29:24 CET 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/QUIET > amd64 > > both as a normal user and as root. > I don't see the message you are referring to. either root, or just a mere mortal, just typing lsof, no arguments:
shuttle-3> lsof lsof: can't determine user device random seed. shuttle-3> uname -a FreeBSD shuttle-3 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #23: Mon Dec 19 11:53:42 IST 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/r+d/obj/x-dev/amd64/r+d/6.0/src/sys/HUJI amd64 shuttle-3> lsof -v lsof version information: revision: 4.77 latest revision: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/ latest FAQ: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/FAQ latest man page: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/lsof_man constructed: Thu Dec 22 09:42:49 IST 2005 constructed by and on: [EMAIL PROTECTED] compiler: cc compiler flags: -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DHASEFFNLINK=i_effnlink -DHASF_VNODE -DHASCPUMASK_T -DHASSBSTATE -DHAS_KVM_VNODE -D HAS_UFS1_2 -DHAS_NO_SI_UDEV -DHAS_SI_PRIV -DFREEBSDV=6000 -DHASFDESCFS=2 -DHASPSEUDOFS -DHASNULLFS -DHAS9660FS -DHAS_NO_ISO_DEV -DH ASIPv6 -DLSOF_VSTR="6.0-STABLE" -I/usr/src/sys -O2 loader flags: -L./lib -llsof -lkvm system info: FreeBSD shuttle-3 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #23: Mon Dec 19 11:53:42 IST 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/r+d/obj/x-dev/amd64 /r+d/6.0/src/sys/HUJI amd64 Only root can list all files. /dev warnings are enabled. Kernel ID check is enabled. Device cache file read-only paths: Named via -D: none Named in environment variable LSOFDEVCACHE: none Personal path format (HASPERSDC): "%h/%p.lsof_%L" Modified personal path environment variable: LSOFPERSDCPATH LSOFPERSDCPATH value: none Personal path: /cs/system/danny/.lsof_shuttle-3 Device cache file write paths: Named via -D: none Named in environment variable LSOFDEVCACHE: none Personal path format (HASPERSDC): "%h/%p.lsof_%L" Modified personal path environment variable: LSOFPERSDCPATH LSOFPERSDCPATH value: none Personal path: /cs/system/danny/.lsof_shuttle-3 _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"