> On Feb 11, 2022, at 8:44 AM, Steve Dickson <SteveD@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2/10/22 1:15 PM, Chuck Lever III wrote: >>> On Feb 10, 2022, at 1:01 PM, Benjamin Coddington <bcodding@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> The nfsuuid program will either create a new UUID from a random source or >>> derive it from /etc/machine-id, else it returns a UUID that has already >>> been written to /etc/nfsuuid or the file specified. This small, >>> lightweight tool is suitable for execution by systemd-udev in rules to >>> populate the nfs4 client uniquifier. >> I like everything but the name. Without context, even if >> I read NFS protocol specifications, I have no idea what >> "nfsuuid" does. > man nfsuuid :-) Any time an administrator has to stop to read documentation is an unnecessary interruption in their flow of attention. It wastes their time. >> Possible alternatives: >> nfshostuniquifier >> nfsuniquehost >> nfshostuuid > I'm good with the name... short sweet and easy to type. I'll happily keep it short so it is readable and does not unnecessarily inflate the length of a line in a bash script. But almost no-one will ever type this command. Especially if they don't have to find its man page ;-p My last serious offers: nfsmachineid nfshostid I strongly prefer not having uuid in the name. A UUID is essentially a data type, it does not explain the purpose of the content. -- Chuck Lever
