Change default directory for storing the .rnd file on Windows

[openssl.git] / doc / crypto / RAND_load_file.pod

diff --git a/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod b/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod
index 133b8d2311e0d61f9292e74a4ec049b4630ea5b4..dd79af28ae374324424e6c357f151f17d9750d6e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod
@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@ RAND_load_file, RAND_write_file, RAND_file_name - PRNG seed file
 
 RAND_file_name() generates a default path for the random seed
 file. B<buf> points to a buffer of size B<num> in which to store the
 
 RAND_file_name() generates a default path for the random seed
 file. B<buf> points to a buffer of size B<num> in which to store the

-filename. The seed file is $RANDFILE if that environment variable is
-set, $HOME/.rnd otherwise. If $HOME is not set either, or B<num> is
+filename.
+
+On Windows the seed file is %RANDFILE% if that environment variable is set.
+Otherwise the file is called ".rnd" in one of the following locations (in order
+of preference): %TMP%, %TEMP%, %USERPROFILE%, %SYSTEMROOT%, %HOME%, "C:".
+
+On all other systems the seed file is $RANDFILE if that environment variable is
+set, $HOME/.rnd otherwise.
+
+If $HOME (on non Windows systems) is not set either, or B<num> is

 too small for the path name, an error occurs.
 
 RAND_load_file() reads a number of bytes from file B<filename> and
 too small for the path name, an error occurs.
 
 RAND_load_file() reads a number of bytes from file B<filename> and