STABLE14-windows-uuid-note-20050907

Warn users to remove AFSCache file when cloning machines with AFS installed

(cherry picked from commit d154b54b555ab1c0eca0a633a29e6d73a1ef35bd)

diff --git a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt
index 3a2b3bdad9600adec7b9247b54eb0c43e7125e6d..f90733a3666b32019873dfca6c3075abc87329d0 100644 (file)
--- 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.
+
+
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