ensure that the random number generator(s) are always seeded with a different value during Asterisk startup

don't reinitialize random number generators in other modules
(bug #4017)


git-svn-id: http://svn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@5459 f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index ee0bef9a9..562cf3769 100755
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -1922,6 +1922,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	signal(SIGCHLD, child_handler);
 	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
+	/* ensure that the random number generators are seeded with a different value every time
+	   Asterisk is started
+	*/
+	srand((unsigned int) getpid() + (unsigned int) time(NULL));
+	srandom((unsigned int) getpid() + (unsigned int) time(NULL));
+
 	if (init_logger()) {
 		printf(term_quit());
 		exit(1);