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How can I point /dev/random to /dev/urandom

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Mar 15, 20269808 views
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I have a server that cannot generate enough entropy to support . The particular piece of software having problems can't be configured to use . I tried moving to and symlinking to , but still shows processes using it. In Does 'urandom' share the same entropy of 'random'?, the suggestion is to use . …

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/dev/random

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