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diff --git a/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 b/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 index 0235c2c8..9eebf93e 100644 --- a/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 +++ b/openvpn/doc/openvpn.8 @@ -2097,6 +2097,16 @@ In many cases, the parameter can point to an empty directory, however complications can result when scripts or restarts are executed after the chroot operation. + +Note: if OpenVPN is built using the PolarSSL SSL +library, +.B \-\-chroot +will only work if a /dev/urandom device node is available +inside the chroot directory +.B dir. +This is due to the way PolarSSL works (it wants to open +/dev/urandom every time randomness is needed, not just once +at startup) and nothing OpenVPN can influence. .\"********************************************************* .TP .B \-\-setcon context |