openssl fails with error "system library:fread:Is a directory:bss_file.c".

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Issue

When running "openssl md5" to make a certificate, openssl fails with the following error:

# openssl md5 * > rand.dat  
Read Error in tmpdir
10166:error:0200B015:system library:fread:Is a directory:bss_file.c:198:  
10166:error:20082002:BIO routines:FILE\_READ:system lib:bss_file.c:199:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • openssl

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