Re: buster VM does not always start sshd
* Steve McIntyre:
> fw@deneb.enyo.de wrote:
>>I've got a buster VM (upgraded from stretch) which does not launch
>>sshd (and Unbound) until a login attempt happens on a TTY. (An
>>unsuccessful attempt appears to be enough.)
>>
>>At that point, both sshd and Unbound start successfully, and network
>>login is possible. I don't think I have changed the service
>>configuration. There is nothing unusual about the networking setup,
>>except that it doesn't use DHCP, and there is a static stanza in
>>/etc/network/interfaces, with a matching auto directive.
>
> The most likely cause is lack of randomness at boot. Check your boot
> messages for "crng init done". This is biting lots of people.
>
> If you're running a VM, look into how to share a random device from
> the host.
Thanks, that's it. I knew about this problem in theory, but have
never seen it in action. In my case, the VM had the wrong CPU model
configured (one without RDRAND).
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