[Bug 947041] [NEW] urandom startup script initializes poolsize with incorrect value

[Kasper Dupont]

Public bug reported:

/etc/init.d/urandom compares the size of the saved pool in
/var/lib/urandom/random-seed with the current value in
/proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize and updates the poolsize if it is too
small. But when updating poolsize it uses the old value rather than the
new value.

Btw. The comment saying:
        # Hm, why is the saved pool re-created at boot? [pere 2009-09-03]
should be replaced with:
        # The saved pool re-created at boot to ensure successive boots will use a different random seed, even if the system did not shut down cleanly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-37.81-generic 2.6.32.49+drm33.21
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-37-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar  5 12:02:10 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_DK.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: sysvinit

** Affects: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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Title:
  urandom startup script initializes poolsize with incorrect value

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  /etc/init.d/urandom compares the size of the saved pool in
  /var/lib/urandom/random-seed with the current value in
  /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize and updates the poolsize if it is too
  small. But when updating poolsize it uses the old value rather than
  the new value.

  Btw. The comment saying:
          # Hm, why is the saved pool re-created at boot? [pere 2009-09-03]
  should be replaced with:
          # The saved pool re-created at boot to ensure successive boots will use a different random seed, even if the system did not shut down cleanly.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-37.81-generic 2.6.32.49+drm33.21
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-37-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Mar  5 12:02:10 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_DK.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: sysvinit

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