FS_UUID(1) AFS Command Reference FS_UUID(1)NAMEfs_uuid - Prints the uuid of the client or generates a new one
SYNOPSIS
fs uuid [-generate] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
fs uuid prints the current UUID of an OpenAFS client. It can
optionally force the generation of a new UUID, if needed. The client
UUID is used by the fileserver to differentiate clients with the same
IP address.
CAUTIONS
The fs uuid command is only available in OpenAFS versions after 1.4.5
and 1.5.8. The behavior differs slightly between versions. In OpenAFS
1.4.5 and later, the -generate option is required and the UUID for the
client machine is never printed. OpenAFS versions 1.5.8 and later will
print the UUID.
OPTIONS-generate
Generates a new UUID for the cache manager. This is useful if two
clients share the same UUID (if systems were cloned incorrectly,
for example). -generate is optional in OpenAFS versions 1.5.8 and
later, but it is required in OpenAFS versions 1.4.5 and later.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
OUTPUT
fs uuid prints out the current UUID for the client or the new UUID if
the -generate option is passed to it.
EXAMPLES
There are only two ways to invoke fs uuid under 1.5.8 and later:
% fs uuid
UUID: 8ac66f9308a8e-47d7-80f7-50d0040cddc2
% fs uuid -generate
New UUID: 436bd660-1720-429508e470cff38f5c6fb0
Here is the only way to invoke fs uuid under OpenAFS 1.4.5 and later:
% fs uuid -generate
New uuid generated.
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be logged on as the local superuser "root".
SEE ALSOfs(1)COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007 Jason Edgecombe <jason@rampaginggeek.com>
This documentation is covered by the BSD License as written in the
doc/LICENSE file. This man page was written by Jason Edgecombe for
OpenAFS.
OpenAFS 2013-10-09 FS_UUID(1)
