> Fascinating. Open two xterms, and in each, run `od -c /dev/random`. On my > system, one gets almost all the entropy. And entropy_avail sits at 0. > > That might qualify for a kernel patch - root should get priority on > /dev/random, and others should have equal access without getting starved.
Neither one is getting anything out of /dev/random. It's like it's
completely dead. Very strange.
-Evan
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