[CentOS] How to generate UUID for Xen?

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Kai Schaetzl wrote:

> Steve Thompson wrote on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:25:30 -0500 (EST):
>
>> When I use a configuration file as a template, I always remove the uuid
>> line entirely and let Xen generate it.
>
> So, I would destroy the machine, remove the UUID from  the config file and
> then restart the VM and it writes a new one to it? Or does it just
> generate a runtime UUID?

Just remove the UUID from the config file and start the VM; no need to 
destroy it. It just generates a runtime UUID; the config file does not get 
modified.

Steve