rc.d/rndctl

["Brian A. Seklecki" <lavalamp%spiritual-machines.org@localhost>]

All:

I was about to assemble a PR to submit an etc/rc.d/rndctl to enable
various default sources at run time.  I wanted to get some community
feedback on what are sound default RNG sources (net, disk, rng, etc.)

~BAS

# diff -u /usr/dst/etc/defaults/rc.conf /etc/defaults/rc.conf 
--- /usr/dst/etc/defaults/rc.conf       2008-09-17 09:56:29.000000000
-0400
+++ /etc/defaults/rc.conf       2008-09-17 15:47:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -296,6 +299,9 @@
 moused=NO                                      # serial mouse handler
                        moused_flags="-p /dev/tty00"
 
+rndctl=YES                                      # Random number
generator
+                        rndctl_flags="-e -t disk net rng"
+

Here's an example script (stolen from /etc/rc.d/moused):

% more /etc/rc.d/rndctl 
#!/bin/sh
#
# $NetBSD$
#

# PROVIDE: rndctl
# BEFORE: cgd racoon ipsec sshd

$_rc_subr_loaded . /etc/rc.subr

name="rndctl"
rcvar=$name
command="/sbin/${name}"

load_rc_config $name
run_rc_command "$1"