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So what is this file? machine_uuid.txt?


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A relatively new file has appeared in the user folder in recent years called 'machine_uuid.txt'. Well sounds like something potentially very useful... Could someone from VW comment on this and let me know what it is and how it is maintained? What I mean is if I go change it what happens? Can I safely use this to identify the machine my stuff is installed on?

 

Conrad

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  • 4 weeks later...

Hi Chris,

 

Well I asked the guru and the reply was this:

 

The machine_uuid.txt file contains an identifier that uniquely identifies a machine on which Vectorworks has been installed. It is used by Message Center, in conjunction with network adapter MAC addresses and application serial numbers, in order to identify/validate a Vectorworks client.

 

     UUID values can be relied upon to be unique (the chances of any two clients generating the same UUID values are incredibly remote). If the machine_uuid.txt file does not exist upon Vectorworks start-up, it will be created.

 

So it seems to me that it isn't necessarily suitable for licence verification purposes given that it's just a text file and easily tampered with.

 

Conrad

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