Installing SSH: Guess what, you need the SUNWski.package Otherwise: > /usr/local/bin/ssh build@linuxbuild1 PRNG is not seeded PRNG is the random numbergenerator. If you do get ski package installed you need to do one or the either: ln -s /dev/urandom ln -s /dev/random -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- However one notes: FYI: SUN now provides /dev/random too: Solaris 8 (SunOS 5.8): Patch 112438 (32Bit / 64Bit). http://sunsolve.sun.com/ To add the patch: example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02 The following example removes a patch from a standalone system: example# patchrm 104945-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~andi/SUNrand/SUNWski.txt EMail from David Bryant: ======================== I've found that the Sun SUNWski package is available seperately from Sun. It's included in patches 10675[456]-01. But they are not available for download from SunSolve. But they are available from freeware4sun.com http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/index.html (main page) Main 2.6 patch listing page: http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/2.6/index.html 106754-01 - Security and Performance domestic (US only) Patch [README] http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/zip/106754-01.tar.gz http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/README/106754-01.README 106755-01 - Security and Preformance international Patch [README] http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/zip/106755-01.tar.gz http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/README/106755-01.README 106756-01 - Security and Performance domestic (US/CANADA) Patch [README] http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/zip/106756-01.tar.gz http://freeware4sun.wroc.pl/patches/README/106756-01.README I also got a copy of SUNWski from the "Solaris Server Intranet Extension 1.0" CD that came with my copy of "Solaris 2.6, 5/98 Server". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Feeling Brave? Third party Package. http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~andi/SUNrand/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Shutting down the damn thing. Choose console login, login as root (that's a zero at the end here) % shutdown -y -i0 You may have to physically power the thing off since the box may not have a soft switch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Packages: --------- pkgrm SMCgcc pkgchk -l -p /usr/local/bin/gcc pkgadd -d gcc-3.3.2-sol8-sparc-local