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Using uuidd
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The uuidd is a solution to guarantee unique time-based UUIDs. In the
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past there was the problem that UUIDs created by libuuid have not been
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guaranteed to be unique if you run multiple processes/threads which
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create lots of UUIDs simultaneously. In order to use this daemon you
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have to run it with SUID/SGID bit set:
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1. Modify your local permissions setting by adding the following
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line to your /etc/permissions.local
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/usr/sbin/uuidd uuidd:uuidd 6755
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2. Set the permissions with
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$ chkstat --set /etc/permissions.local
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3. enable the service uuidd either in YaST or with
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$ insserv uuidd
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The daemon is designed to run on demand by default, this means
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it is started automatically by libuuid when needed and it
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terminates by default after 5 minutes of inactivity.
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However if you wish to run the daemon permanently you can
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set the parameter UUIDD_ON_DEMAND_ONLY in /etc/sysconfig/uuidd
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to "no".
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Note, the daemon is not needed in general to create time-based
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UUIDs, it is only needed to assure the uniqueness of UUIDs
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when creating lots of them in a short amount of time.
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