Strange operator messages

Roland Smith rsmith at xs4all.nl
Sat Mar 5 02:01:48 PST 2005


On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:34:08AM +0100, BSD todoo wrote:
> Since yesterday I have strange messages issued by operator !!
> 
> >Message 26:
> >From operator at xxxx.fr  Fri Mar  4 23:00:00 2005
> >X-Original-To: operator
> >Delivered-To: root at xxx.fr
> >From: operator at xxx.fr (Cron Daemon)
> >To: operator at rmm.fr
> >Subject: Cron <operator at newmail> /usr/libexec/save-entropy
> >X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
> >X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin>
> >X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/>
> >X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=operator>
> >X-Cron-Env: <USER=operator>
> >Date: Fri,  4 Mar 2005 23:00:00 +0100 (CET)
> >
> >This: not found
> 
> The only thing that I have done recently was manipulating the ethernet 
> interfaces (adding and removing a virtual interface? ??)
> 
> What's that all about ?

The script /usr/libexec/save-entropy reads and executes /etc/rc.conf. So any
errors in that can influence save-entropy.

Roland
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