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From: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
To: Carl Sopchak <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: What seed does random() use if setseed() is not called first?
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 17:47:19 -0400
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Carl Sopchak <[email protected]> writes:
>     <p>There is one point about the documentation for random() and
>       setseed() that is missing.  What is used to seed random() if
>       setseed() isn't called first?  I assume it's something like
>       /dev/random or /dev/urandom, but that's just a guess.  Can someone
>       please enlighten me?</p>

We don't document this because it's platform- and version-dependent,
but yeah, generally /dev/urandom or local equivalent.

			regards, tom lane

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