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ssh-keygen and path issue

I am new to UNIX, and I am trying to run the following command:

/techsupp/OSP17864/usr/lib/ssh> ssh-keygen -t rsa
(rand child) Couldn't exec '/usr/lib/ssh/ssh-rand-helper': EDC5129I NO SUCH FILE OR DIRECTORY.
ssh-rand-helper child produced insufficient data

The program ssh-keygen is looking for ssh-rand-helper in a location that is does not exist (see below), how do I get the program ssh-keygen to find ssh-rand-helper in the location where it does exist (see below). A ln of some type?

/usr/lib/ssh> ls -a
. ..

/techsupp/OSP17864/usr/lib/ssh> ls -a
. .. IBM sftp-server ssh-askpass ssh-keysign ssh-rand-helper

You can simply make a symbolic link; e.g.,

Code:

su -

cd /usr/lib/ssh

ln -s where-ssh-rand-helper-is .

However, it might be a good idea to check out why that utility is missing before going too far.

Thanks, I will try this. I will also try to figure out why the install did not "work" correctly.