From d154b54b555ab1c0eca0a633a29e6d73a1ef35bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeffrey Altman Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:17:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] windows-uuid-note-20050907 Warn users to remove AFSCache file when cloning machines with AFS installed --- doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt index 8470f358bb..9de126a1e9 100644 --- a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt +++ b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt @@ -603,6 +603,15 @@ afsd_service.exe process. This output can be very helpful when debugging the AFS Client Service when it is unresponsive to SMB/CIFS requests. +41. The Windows AFS client implements Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs). +They are used to provide the server with a method of identifying the client +that is independent of IP address. The UUID is generated when the AFSCache +file is created and is maintained as long as the contents of the AFSCache +file are kept intact. The UUID is stored in the AFSCache file. When +cloning machines that have Windows AFS client installed, the AFSCache files +must be deleted as part of the cloning process. + + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to Debug Problems with OpenAFS for Windows: