Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:26:21 +0200 From: "Sandra Kachelmann" <s.kachelmann@googlemail.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: what is hostuuid, hostid (for)? Message-ID: <91b92520807250726l41619be9k89689c113d2e3c9e@mail.gmail.com>
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I just setup a new server with 7.0-RELEASE and saw the following lines for the fist time when booting the system: Setting hostuuid: 2231232f-4000-aaaa-2333-aafbb88a88ca. Setting hostid: 0x89e3310b. What exactly are those for? Is it a unique string based on my hardware based on a certain component? CPU maybe? Is it something that could be determined under lets say Linux as well? I am asking because this could become handy as a unique identifier for a piece of equipment (for putting it on stock, re-using, inventory database, ...). Sandra
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