1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/entropy.c b/entropy.c
index 79ef93ac6..cc7e81527 100644
--- a/entropy.c
+++ b/entropy.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: entropy.c,v 1.10 2000/05/17 11:34:08 damien Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: entropy.c,v 1.11 2000/05/17 12:08:30 damien Exp $");
 
 #ifdef EGD_SOCKET
 #ifndef offsetof
@@ -735,18 +735,26 @@ prng_seed_cleanup(void *junk)
 void
 seed_rng(void)
 {
+        void *old_sigchld_handler;
+        
         if (!prng_commands_loaded) {
                 if (!prng_read_commands(SSH_PRNG_COMMAND_FILE))
                         fatal("PRNG initialisation failed -- exiting.");
                 prng_commands_loaded = 1;
         }
 
+        /* Make sure some other sigchld handler doesn't reap our entropy */
+        /* commands */
+        old_sigchld_handler = signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+
         debug("Seeding random number generator.");
         debug("OpenSSL random status is now %i\n", RAND_status());
         debug("%i bytes from system calls", (int)stir_from_system());
         debug("%i bytes from programs", (int)stir_from_programs());
         debug("OpenSSL random status is now %i\n", RAND_status());
 
+        signal(SIGCHLD, old_sigchld_handler);
+
         if (!RAND_status())
                 fatal("Couldn't initialise builtin random number generator -- exiting.");