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On Friday 24 June 2011 00:30:43 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Joost Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> [11-06-23 17:52]: |
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> > On Thursday 23 June 2011 04:49:57 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > > Hi, |
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> > > I found a file /etc/machine-id on my linux box. |
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> > > I did a qfile for this and nothing was found. |
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> > > What purpose is that file and can I delete it without problems? |
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> > > Best regards, |
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> > > mcc |
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> > I don't have that file on any of my machines, however, a quick google |
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> > reveals this may be related to dbus: |
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> > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dbus/2011-March/014188.html |
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> > Maybe someone else can shed some more light on this? |
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> > -- |
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> > Joost |
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> I dont like the idea of haveing something on my box, which make it |
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> identificable or unique ... thinking of the diskussion of the use |
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> and misuse of a CPU-ID. |
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> Reading /dev/urandom instead is more what it should be in my opinion, |
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> since that changes from boot to boot... |
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> Paranoia is your best friend.... ;-/ |
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> mcc |
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"rm /etc/machine-id" right after the root-partition is remounted RW should |
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solve that? :) |