Looks fine on my system and I'm running the stock 1.1.4 code. root@borkbork:~# lsof /dev/random COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME named 2617 bind 9r CHR 1,8 0t0 7175 /dev/random java 15783 chef_server 6r CHR 1,8 0t0 7175 /dev/random java 15783 chef_server 42r CHR 1,8 0t0 7175 /dev/random sks 19277 debian-sks 3r CHR 1,8 0t0 7175 /dev/random sks 19278 debian-sks 3r CHR 1,8 0t0 7175 /dev/random
root@borkbork:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise root@borkbork:~# dpkg -l sks Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==========================-==========================-==================================================================== ii sks 1.1.4-2 Synchronizing OpenPGP Key Server On 09/19/2013 02:08 PM, Arnold wrote: > My Debian system looks normal (only Debian stable/wheezy packages). > > lsof /dev/random > COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME > sks 2638 debian-sks 3r CHR 1,8 0t0 1209 /dev/random > sks 2639 debian-sks 3r CHR 1,8 0t0 1209 /dev/random > > uname -a > Linux pgpkeys 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > dpkg-query -l sks > ... > Name Version Architecture Description > +++-===============-==============-============-================================ > ii sks 1.1.3-2 amd64 Synchronizing OpenPGP Key > Server > > > Arnold > > On 09/19/2013 07:31 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: >> hi SKS folks-- >> >> I was just looking at the behavior of sks 1.1.4, and i noticed that it >> seems to have /dev/random open for writing: >> >> 0 zimmermann:~# lsof /dev/random >> COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME >> sks 742 debian-sks 3w CHR 1,8 0t0 1244 /dev/random >> sks 756 debian-sks 3w CHR 1,8 0t0 1244 /dev/random >> 0 zimmermann:~# >> >> this is not read/write (which would be marked as 3u instead of 3w), but >> write-only (presumably appending) to the character device. >> >> I'm not clear on why this is happening. I don't see /dev/random >> referenced explicitly in the source. Anyone have any clue about what >> it's doing? This is happening for me on debian systems -- can users of >> other systems confirm or deny that this is happening for them as well? >> >> Maybe it's an artifact of one of the ocaml libraries sks depends on? >> I'm not sure how i'd debug that to verify it. >> >> --dkg >>
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