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> my program to generate random numbers give same set every time i run
> it. plz help (i am using linux 6.2 and its random dameon is ON)

the "random" message that you see during startup is not a daemon, it
is just a script that initializes the entropy pool of /dev/random and
/dev/urandom. In case, you are interested in the kernel random number
generator, read /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/random.c and man 4 random.

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saisanthosh