- (tim) [configure.ac] Bug #1149. Changes in QNX section only. Patch by

[openssh.git] / WARNING.RNG

diff --git a/WARNING.RNG b/WARNING.RNG
index 71e23900d759b3fd8f4b0bc55043df0588d83078..d876c887c8465e0b6cc590b0aa74fcd6b848618e 100644 (file)
--- a/WARNING.RNG
+++ b/WARNING.RNG
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ Executing each program in the list can take a large amount of time,
 especially on slower machines. Additionally some program can take a
 disproportionate time to execute.
 
 especially on slower machines. Additionally some program can take a
 disproportionate time to execute.
 

-Tuning the default entropy collection code is difficult at this point.
-It requires doing 'times ./ssh-rand-helper'  and modifying the
-($etcdir)/ssh_prng_cmds until you have found the issue.  In the next
-release we will be looking at support '-v' for verbose output to allow
-easier debugging.
+Tuning the random helper can be done by running ./ssh-random-helper in
+very verbose mode ("-vvv") and identifying the commands that are taking
+excessive amounts of time or hanging altogher.  Any problem commands can
+be modified or removed from ssh_prng_cmds.

 
 The default entropy collector will timeout programs which take too long
 to execute, the actual timeout used can be adjusted with the
 
 The default entropy collector will timeout programs which take too long
 to execute, the actual timeout used can be adjusted with the