[SunHELP] /dev/random

[Phil Stracchino]

On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 05:21:17PM -0500, Bret Adams wrote:
> Hey:
> 
> I am running Solaris 8 and want to use /dev/random as a data stream for 
> some testing.  Under /dev no random is listed.  Do I need to check for a 
> certain package to install it.
> 
> Thanks in advance.


There is no /dev/random in Solaris 8.  /dev/random and /dev/urandom are
first supported in Solaris 9.


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