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Update for `win-randseed-location' fix.

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Jacob Nevins 2008-05-31 17:11:16 +00:00
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@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ while host keys are stored under \c{SshHostKeys}.
PuTTY also requires a random number seed file, to improve the
unpredictability of randomly chosen data needed as part of the SSH
cryptography. This is stored by default in a file called \i\c{PUTTY.RND}
in your Windows home directory (\c{%HOMEDRIVE%\\%HOMEPATH%}), or in
the actual Windows directory (such as \c{C:\\WINDOWS}) if the home
directory doesn't exist, for example if you're using Win95. If you
cryptography. This is stored by default in a file called \i\c{PUTTY.RND};
this is stored by default in the \q{Application Data} directory,
or failing that, one of a number of fallback locations. If you
want to change the location of the random number seed file, you can
put your chosen pathname in the Registry, at