On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 07:21:27PM +0000, Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: > pjd 2007-04-09 19:21:27 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > etc/rc.d Makefile > etc/defaults rc.conf > Added files: > etc/rc.d hostid > Log: > Add rc.d/hostid script (turned on by default) which on first boot generates > UUID and stores it in /etc/hostid ($hostid_file) as well as sets > kern.hostuuid > and kern.hostid sysctls on every boot. > > Hostid can be reset using '/etc/rc.d/hostid reset' command. > > Hostid generation and setting can be turned off by setting variable > hostid_enable to "NO" in /etc/rc.conf.
Can you shed some light on what this unique host ID can/will be used for? Regards, Brix -- Henrik Brix Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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