Subject: Delay kadmind random number initialization until after fork

Delay initialization of the random number generator in kadmind until
after the fork and backgrounding of the process.  Otherwise, a lack of
sufficient entropy during the system boot process will delay system
boot on systems that run each init script in series and that start
kadmind via an init script.


Commit By: rra


Revision: 18793
Changed Files:
U   trunk/src/kadmin/server/ovsec_kadmd.c

From: tlyu@mit.edu
Subject: SVN Commit

pull up r18793 from trunk

 r18793@cathode-dark-space:  rra | 2006-11-09 18:29:26 -0500
 ticket: new
 subject: Delay kadmind random number initialization until after fork
 Component: krb5-admin
 Version_Reported: 1.4.4
 Target_Version 1.6
 Tags: pullup

 Delay initialization of the random number generator in kadmind until
 after the fork and backgrounding of the process.  Otherwise, a lack of
 sufficient entropy during the system boot process will delay system
 boot on systems that run each init script in series and that start
 kadmind via an init script.



Commit By: tlyu



Revision: 18797
Changed Files:
_U  branches/krb5-1-6/
U   branches/krb5-1-6/src/kadmin/server/ovsec_kadmd.c

Just for reference:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=364308