2 files changed, 20 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ed4a40a87..655df5f90 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
  - (djm) Update version in Redhat spec file
  - (djm) Merge some of Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> changes from the 
    Redhat 7.0 spec file
+ - (djm) Make inability to read/write PRNG seedfile non-fatal
+
 
 20001015
  - (djm) Fix ssh2 hang on background processes at logout.
diff --git a/entropy.c b/entropy.c
index e9608d0d3..f4a655e04 100644
--- a/entropy.c
+++ b/entropy.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # include <floatingpoint.h>
 #endif /* HAVE_FLOATINGPOINT_H */
 
-RCSID("$Id: entropy.c,v 1.20 2000/09/29 01:12:36 djm Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: entropy.c,v 1.21 2000/10/16 09:13:43 djm Exp $");
 
 #ifndef offsetof
 # define offsetof(type, member) ((size_t) &((type *)0)->member)
@@ -514,10 +514,10 @@ prng_check_seedfile(char *filename) {
         /* FIXME raceable: eg replace seed between this stat and subsequent open */
         /* Not such a problem because we don't trust the seed file anyway */
         if (lstat(filename, &st) == -1) {
-                /* Fail on hard errors */
+                /* Give up on hard errors */
                 if (errno != ENOENT)
-                        fatal("Couldn't stat random seed file \"%s\": %s", filename,
-                                strerror(errno));
+                        debug("WARNING: Couldn't stat random seed file \"%s\": %s", 
+                           filename, strerror(errno));
 
                 return(0);
         }
@@ -527,10 +527,12 @@ prng_check_seedfile(char *filename) {
                 fatal("PRNG seedfile %.100s is not a regular file", filename);
 
         /* mode 0600, owned by root or the current user? */
-        if (((st.st_mode & 0177) != 0) || !(st.st_uid == original_uid))
-                fatal("PRNG seedfile %.100s must be mode 0600, owned by uid %d",
+        if (((st.st_mode & 0177) != 0) || !(st.st_uid == original_uid)) {
+                debug("WARNING: PRNG seedfile %.100s must be mode 0600, owned by uid %d",
                          filename, getuid());
-
+                return(0);
+        }
+        
         return(1);
 }
 
@@ -569,15 +571,16 @@ prng_write_seedfile(void) {
         /* Don't care if the seed doesn't exist */
         prng_check_seedfile(filename);
         
-        if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC|O_CREAT, 0600)) == -1)
-                fatal("couldn't access PRNG seedfile %.100s (%.100s)", filename, 
-                        strerror(errno));
-        
-        if (atomicio(write, fd, &seed, sizeof(seed)) != sizeof(seed))
-                fatal("problem writing PRNG seedfile %.100s (%.100s)", filename, 
-                         strerror(errno));
+        if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC|O_CREAT, 0600)) == -1) {
+                debug("WARNING: couldn't access PRNG seedfile %.100s (%.100s)", 
+                   filename, strerror(errno));
+        } else {        
+                if (atomicio(write, fd, &seed, sizeof(seed)) != sizeof(seed))
+                        fatal("problem writing PRNG seedfile %.100s (%.100s)", filename, 
+                                 strerror(errno));
 
-        close(fd);
+                close(fd);
+        }
 }
 
 void