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=head1 NAME
fs_uuid - Prints the uuid of the client or generates a new one
=head1 SYNOPSIS
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B<fs uuid> [B<-generate>] [B<-help>]
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
B<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 B<fileserver> to differentiate clients with the same IP
address.
=head1 CAUTIONS
The B<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 B<-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.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<-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).
B<-generate> is optional in OpenAFS versions 1.5.8 and later, but it is
required in OpenAFS versions 1.4.5 and later.
=item B<-help>
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
ignored.
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=head1 OUTPUT
B<fs uuid> prints out the current UUID for the client or the new UUID
if the B<-generate> option is passed to it.
=head1 EXAMPLES
There are only two ways to invoke B<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 B<fs uuid> under OpenAFS 1.4.5 and later:
% fs uuid -generate
New uuid generated.
=head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be logged on as the local superuser C<root>.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<fs(1)>
=head1 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.