RE: ChecksumDatabase more details wanted, /dev/random draining

[Mark . Burgess]

Quoting "Baker, Darryl" <address@hidden>:

> We are using cfenvd and still seeing a drain on /dev/random that spikes on
> the semi-hourly runs.

This seems odd. The error message could not be coming from cfengine then, or??

> So a change in the mtime of any of the files causes the whole database to be
> rebuilt?

Of course not. Only the entry for the modified file is updated!!

M


> _____________________________________________________________________
> Darryl Baker
> Senior Unix Specialist
> gedas USA, Inc.
> Operational Services Business Unit
> 3800 Hamlin Road
> Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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> > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:46 AM
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> > Subject: Re: ChecksumDatabase more details wanted,
> > /dev/random draining
> >
> >
> >
> > You could try running cfenvd to avoid having to use /dev/random.
> >
> > Thye db is updated when there is an mtime change. on the source file.
> >
> > M
> >
> > Quoting "Baker, Darryl" <address@hidden>:
> >
> > > We are trying to optimize our configuration. We are
> > thinking about using the
> > > ChecksumDatabase option in cfservd.conf but the simple
> > paragraph in the docs
> > > we can find doesn't explain everything. What causes the
> > checksum database to
> > > be updated, mode changed, or back rev'ed? Is there a way to
> > keep as much of
> > > the database in memory as possible?
> > >
> > > The other question I have is dealing with how much data is
> > being pulled from
> > > /dev/random on the server. The box this is running on is
> > having a problem
> > > with cfservd and ssh (client) blocking waiting for more
> > data in /dev/random.
> > > Is there a way of reducing the amount of data being read
> > from /dev/random
> > > without reducing security?
> > >
> > > This is a Solaris 9 Sparc box running 2.1.14.
> > >
> > >
> > _____________________________________________________________________
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> > > gedas USA, Inc.
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> > > Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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