NAME

       systemd-random-seed-load.service, systemd-random-seed-save.service, systemd-random-seed - Load and save
       the system random seed at boot and shutdown

SYNOPSIS

       systemd-random-seed-load.service

       systemd-random-seed-save.service

       /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-random-seed

DESCRIPTION

       systemd-random-seed-load.service is an early-boot service that restores the random seed of the system.
       systemd-random-seed-save.service is a late-shutdown service that saves the random seed of the system. See
       random(4) for details. Saving/restoring the random seed across boots increases the amount of available
       entropy early at boot. On disk the random seed is stored in /var/lib/random-seed.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), random(4)

systemd 204                                                                  SYSTEMD-RANDOM-SEED-LOAD.SERVICE(8)