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    dd segfaults

    I have a small script to generate a (pseudo) random number:

    #!/bin/sh
    FILE=/tmp/key
    if ! [ -f $FILE ] ; then
        echo "creating $FILE"
        touch $FILE
    fi
    dd if=/dev/urandom of=$FILE count=1
    sha1sum -b $FILE | cut -d " " -f 1
    # end

    While it does produce different output each time it runs, dd produces a seqfault.

    Sample output:
    creating /tmp/key
    1+0 records in
    1+0 records out
    /home/alexp/bin/crypt: line 7: 11150 Segmentation fault      dd if=/dev/urandom of=$FILE count=1
    4841f29d6d90b23202b7f73b142f9e1e5c399720

    I suspect that this is a bug, annoying rather than a showstopper.

    Alex

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