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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2007 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+depend() {
+ need localmount
+}
+
+start() {
+ [ -c /dev/urandom ] || return
+ if [ -f /var/run/random-seed ] ; then
+ cat /var/run/random-seed > /dev/urandom
+ fi
+ if ! rm -f /var/run/random-seed ; then
+ ewarn "Skipping /var/run/random-seed initialization (ro root?)"
+ return 0
+ fi
+ ebegin "Initializing random number generator"
+ umask 077
+ dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/run/random-seed count=1 2>/dev/null
+ eend $? "Error initializing random number generator"
+ umask 022
+}
+
+stop() {
+ ebegin "Saving random seed"
+ # Carry a random seed from shut-down to start-up;
+ # see documentation in linux/drivers/char/random.c
+ umask 077
+ dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/run/random-seed count=1 2>/dev/null
+ eend $? "Failed to save random seed"
+}
+
+# vim:ts=4