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From: "Jamie Risk" <jamie_risk@yahoo.ca>
Subject: /dev/random, /dev/urandom
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:27:39 -0500
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I'm compiling OpenSSH, and to access /dev/random, and /dev/urandom, the
configure script needs to be run as root.

What sort of trauma am I in for if I make those device permissions read
accessible by everyone?



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