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fr0g129

Reputation: 31

Where can I find file with UUID on OSX?

On Linux I can get UUID are stored in some files on system (in example /var/lib/dbus/machine-id, /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid, /proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id), can I find similar files on OS X?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3269

Answers (2)

Mark Setchell
Mark Setchell

Reputation: 207445

Your question seems somewhat confused...

If you want to generate a unique UUID for some reason, use @ergonaut's answer:

uuidgen
70095BA9-B866-42F2-9DE4-606F54EBBA88

If you want to get a unique identifier for a particular CPU/machine, you can use the system_profiler like this:

system_profiler SPHardwareDataType

Output

Hardware:

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name: iMac
  Model Identifier: iMac12,2
  Processor Name: Intel Core i7
  Processor Speed: 3.4 GHz
  Number of Processors: 1
  Total Number of Cores: 4
  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
  L3 Cache: 8 MB
  Memory: 16 GB
  Boot ROM Version: IM121.0047.B21
  SMC Version (system): 1.72f2
  Serial Number (system): DGKH80PXDHJW
  Hardware UUID: 1025AC04-9F9E-5342-9EF4-206EBAE40BF6

Or, if you want to select one of those values specifically, you can use:

system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | awk '/UUID/ { print $3; }'
1025AC04-9F9E-5342-9EF4-206EBAE40BF6

Or, you can use the MAC address of your primary Ethernet interface like this:

ifconfig en0 | awk '/ether/{print $2}'
3c:07:54:76:38:cd

Upvotes: 1

ergonaut
ergonaut

Reputation: 7057

You can use uuidgen:

/usr/bin/uuidgen

$ uuidgen
6A786B80-8D52-4344-93D1-37C95F6C803A

Upvotes: 3

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