Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:45:09 +0200 From: Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk> To: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/rc.d Makefile hostid src/etc/defaults rc.conf Message-ID: <20070409224509.GI84176@tirith.brixandersen.dk> In-Reply-To: <200704091921.l39JLRuO093353@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200704091921.l39JLRuO093353@repoman.freebsd.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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 <henrik@brixandersen.dk> [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: GnuPG signed iD8DBQFGGsH1v+Q4flTiePgRAuY6AKCoLekvANHps/pxGyeEHirRoryq5gCfY1Nu mVlgrNpg2pW21ImtHmuJ68E= =ivsR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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