Took too long to generate dh parameters

Brian Candler B.Candler at pobox.com
Thu Feb 14 19:05:02 CET 2013


(v2.x.x branch)

Just a minor note when starting up after a fresh make install then
sbin/radiusd -X

Generating DH parameters, 1024 bit long safe prime, generator 2
This is going to take a long time
...................................+....................................................................................................................................................+.....................................................+............................+.................................................................................................+.................................................................................................................................................+.......................+.+................................................................................................................+..................................................+........+...........................................................................................................+................................................................................+.....................................................................................+............................................................................+............................................................................................................................+............................+.................................+.............................................................................................................................................................................+........+............................................+.......................+..................................................Child PID 24010 (/Users/brian/Build/freeradius/etc/raddb/certs/bootstrap) is taking too much time: forcing failure and killing child.
rlm_eap: Failed to initialize type tls
/Users/brian/Build/freeradius/etc/raddb/eap.conf[17]: Instantiation failed for module "eap"
/Users/brian/Build/freeradius/etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default[310]: Failed to find "eap" in the "modules" section.
/Users/brian/Build/freeradius/etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default[252]: Errors parsing authenticate section. 
Brians-MacBook-Air:freeradius $ ...........+..............+...............................................................+...........+.................................+........................................................................................+.....+....................................................................++*++*++*
unable to write 'random state'

This is on a Macbook Air i7: not a slovenly machine, but it looks like 10
seconds isn't enough.

However on a second run of radiusd it starts OK.


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