Add UUID (Universally Unique Identifiers) to various tables. I was

working on this a few weeks ago when I got sidetracked by the pubsub
project.

db/Experiment.pm.in

@@ -339,6 +339,13 @@ sub Create($$$$)
 	}
     }
 
+    # And a UUID (universally unique identifier).
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	print "*** WARNING: Could not generate a UUID!\n";
+	return undef;
+    }
+
     #
     # Insert the record. This reserves the pid/eid for us. 
     #
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@ sub Create($$$$)
 
     # Append the rest
     $query .= ",expt_created=FROM_UNIXTIME('$now')";
-    $query .= ",expt_locked=now(),pid='$pid',eid='$eid'";
+    $query .= ",expt_locked=now(),pid='$pid',eid='$eid',eid_uuid='$uuid'";
     $query .= ",pid_idx='$pid_idx',gid='$gid',gid_idx='$gid_idx'";
     $query .= ",expt_name=$description";
     $query .= ",noswap_reason=$noswap_reason";
@@ -396,11 +403,11 @@ sub Create($$$$)
     #
     if (! DBQueryWarn("insert into experiment_stats ".
 		      "(eid, pid, creator, creator_idx, gid, created, ".
-		      " batch, exptidx, rsrcidx, pid_idx, gid_idx) ".
+		      " batch, exptidx, rsrcidx, pid_idx, gid_idx, eid_uuid) ".
 		      "values('$eid', '$pid', '$creator_uid', '$creator_idx',".
 		      "       '$gid', FROM_UNIXTIME('$now'), ".
 		      "        $batchmode, $exptidx, $rsrcidx, ".
-		      "        $pid_idx, $gid_idx)")) {
+		      "        $pid_idx, $gid_idx, '$uuid')")) {
 	DBQueryWarn("delete from experiments where pid='$pid' and eid='$eid'");
 	DBQueryWarn("delete from experiment_resources where idx=$rsrcidx");
 	DBQueryWarn("unlock tables");

db/Group.pm.in

@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ sub Create($$$$$$)
 	}
     }
 
+    # And a UUID (universally unique identifier).
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	print "*** WARNING: Could not generate a UUID!\n";
+	return undef;
+    }
+
     if (!DBQueryWarn("insert into groups set ".
 		     " pid='$pid', gid='$gid', ".
 		     " leader='" . $leader->uid() . "'," .
@@ -291,14 +298,16 @@ sub Create($$$$$$)
 		     " created=now(), ".
 		     " description='$description', ".
 		     " unix_name='$unix_name', ".
+		     " gid_uuid='$uuid', ".
 		     " gid_idx=$gid_idx, ".
 		     " pid_idx=$pid_idx, ".
 		     " unix_gid=$unix_gid")) {
 	return undef;
     }
 
-    if (! DBQueryWarn("insert into group_stats (pid, gid, gid_idx, pid_idx) ".
-		      "values ('$pid', '$gid', $gid_idx, $pid_idx)")) {
+    if (! DBQueryWarn("insert into group_stats ".
+		      "  (pid, gid, gid_idx, pid_idx, gid_uuid) ".
+		      "values ('$pid','$gid',$gid_idx,$pid_idx,'$uuid')")) {
 	DBQueryFatal("delete from groups where gid_idx='$gid_idx'");
 	return undef;
     }

db/User.pm.in

@@ -406,6 +406,13 @@ sub Create($$$$)
     # And a verification key.
     my $verify_key = TBGenSecretKey();
 
+    # And a UUID (universally unique identifier).
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	print "*** WARNING: Could not generate a UUID!\n";
+	return undef;
+    }
+
     # Now tack on other stuff we need.
     push(@insert_data, "wikionly='1'")
 	if ($wikionly);
@@ -417,6 +424,7 @@ sub Create($$$$)
     push(@insert_data, "unix_uid=$unix_uid");
     push(@insert_data, "mailman_password='$mailman_password'");
     push(@insert_data, "verify_key='$verify_key'");
+    push(@insert_data, "uid_uuid='$uuid'");
     push(@insert_data, "uid_idx='$uid_idx'");
     push(@insert_data, "uid='$uid'");
 
@@ -440,8 +448,8 @@ sub Create($$$$)
     DBQueryWarn("insert into users set " . join(",", @insert_data))
 	or return undef;
 
-    if (! DBQueryWarn("insert into user_stats (uid, uid_idx) ".
-		      "VALUES ('$uid', $uid_idx)")) {
+    if (! DBQueryWarn("insert into user_stats (uid, uid_idx, uid_uuid) ".
+		      "VALUES ('$uid', $uid_idx, '$uuid')")) {
 	DBQueryFatal("delete from users where uid_idx='$uid_idx'");
 	return undef;
     }

install/dump-descriptors.in

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ my $create_string = ($query_result->fetchrow_array())[1];
 # it simplifies backwards compatability.
 #
 DBQueryFatal("alter table temp_images ".
-	     "drop pid_idx, drop gid_idx, drop creator_idx");
+	     "drop pid_idx, drop gid_idx, drop creator_idx, drop uuid");
 
 #
 # Before we dump the table contents, reset a few things.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ $create_string = ($query_result->fetchrow_array())[1];
 # it simplifies backwards compatability.
 #
 DBQueryFatal("alter table temp_os_info ".
-	     "drop pid_idx, drop creator_idx");
+	     "drop pid_idx, drop creator_idx, drop uuid");
 
 #
 # Before we dump the table contents, reset a few things.

install/load-descriptors.in

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ my $pid     = $protoproj->pid();
 my $pid_idx = $protoproj->pid_idx();
 my $gid     = $protoproj->gid();
 my $gid_idx = $protoproj->gid_idx();
+my $douuids = 0;
 
 # Temp tables to hold new rows.
 DBQueryFatal("create table temp_images like images");
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ while (my $rowref = $describe_result->fetchrow_hashref()) {
     elsif ($slot eq "creator_idx") {
 	DBQueryFatal("update temp_images set creator_idx='$user_idx'");
     }
+    elsif ($slot eq "uuid") {
+	douuids++;
+    }
 }
 
 #
@@ -160,6 +164,12 @@ while (my ($osid) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
 		 "where osid='$osid'");
     DBQueryFatal("update temp_os_info set nextosid='$newosid' ".
 		 "where nextosid='$osid'");
+    if ($uuids) {
+	my $uuid = NewUUID();
+	
+	DBQueryFatal("update temp_os_info set uuid='$uuid' ".
+		     "where nextosid='$osid'");
+    }
 }
 
 #
@@ -187,6 +197,13 @@ while (my ($imageid) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
 
     DBQueryFatal("update temp_images set imageid='$newimageid' ".
 		 "where imageid='$imageid'");
+
+    if ($uuids) {
+	my $uuid = NewUUID();
+	
+	DBQueryFatal("update temp_images set uuid='$uuid' ".
+		     "where imageid='$imageid'");
+    }
 }
 
 #

sql/database-create.sql

@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `experiment_stats` (
   `pid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   `pid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `eid` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
+  `eid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `creator` varchar(8) NOT NULL default '',
   `creator_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `exptidx` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
@@ -590,7 +591,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `experiment_stats` (
   `dpdbname` varchar(64) default NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (`exptidx`),
   KEY `rsrcidx` (`rsrcidx`),
-  KEY `pideid` (`pid`,`eid`)
+  KEY `pideid` (`pid`,`eid`),
+  KEY `eid_uuid` (`eid_uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -860,6 +862,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `experiment_templates` (
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `experiments`;
 CREATE TABLE `experiments` (
   `eid` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
+  `eid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `pid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `gid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `pid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
@@ -953,7 +956,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `experiments` (
   UNIQUE KEY `pideid` (`pid`,`eid`),
   UNIQUE KEY `pididxeid` (`pid_idx`,`eid`),
   KEY `batchmode` (`batchmode`),
-  KEY `state` (`state`)
+  KEY `state` (`state`),
+  KEY `eid_uuid` (`eid_uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -1131,6 +1135,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `group_stats` (
   `gid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   `pid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `gid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  `gid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `exptstart_count` int(11) unsigned default '0',
   `exptstart_last` datetime default NULL,
   `exptpreload_count` int(11) unsigned default '0',
@@ -1148,7 +1153,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `group_stats` (
   `allexpt_pnodes` int(11) unsigned default '0',
   `allexpt_pnode_duration` int(11) unsigned default '0',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`gid_idx`),
-  UNIQUE KEY `pidgid` (`pid`,`gid`)
+  UNIQUE KEY `pidgid` (`pid`,`gid`),
+  KEY `gid_uuid` (`gid_uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -1161,6 +1167,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `groups` (
   `gid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   `pid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `gid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  `gid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `leader` varchar(8) NOT NULL default '',
   `leader_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `created` datetime default NULL,
@@ -1176,7 +1183,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `groups` (
   KEY `unix_gid` (`unix_gid`),
   KEY `gid` (`gid`),
   KEY `pid` (`pid`),
-  KEY `pididx` (`pid_idx`,`gid_idx`)
+  KEY `pididx` (`pid_idx`,`gid_idx`),
+  KEY `gid_uuid` (`gid_uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -1196,7 +1204,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `iface_counters` (
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
--- Table structure for table `images	`
+-- Table structure for table `images`
 --
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `images`;
@@ -1207,6 +1215,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `images` (
   `pid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   `gid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   `imageid` int(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  `uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `old_imageid` varchar(45) NOT NULL default '',
   `creator` varchar(8) default NULL,
   `creator_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
@@ -1231,7 +1240,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `images` (
   PRIMARY KEY  (`imageid`),
   UNIQUE KEY `pid` (`pid`,`imagename`),
   KEY `gid` (`gid`),
-  KEY `old_imageid` (`old_imageid`)
+  KEY `old_imageid` (`old_imageid`),
+  KEY `uuid` (`uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -2070,6 +2080,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_info` (
   `pid` varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   `pid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `osid` int(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  `uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `old_osid` varchar(35) NOT NULL default '',
   `creator` varchar(8) default NULL,
   `creator_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
@@ -2094,7 +2105,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_info` (
   UNIQUE KEY `pid` (`pid`,`osname`),
   KEY `OS` (`OS`),
   KEY `path` (`path`(255)),
-  KEY `old_osid` (`old_osid`)
+  KEY `old_osid` (`old_osid`),
+  KEY `uuid` (`uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -2850,6 +2862,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `user_stats`;
 CREATE TABLE `user_stats` (
   `uid` varchar(8) NOT NULL default '',
   `uid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  `uid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `weblogin_count` int(11) unsigned default '0',
   `weblogin_last` datetime default NULL,
   `exptstart_count` int(11) unsigned default '0',
@@ -2868,7 +2881,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `user_stats` (
   `allexpt_vnode_duration` int(11) unsigned default '0',
   `allexpt_pnodes` int(11) unsigned default '0',
   `allexpt_pnode_duration` int(11) unsigned default '0',
-  PRIMARY KEY  (`uid_idx`)
+  PRIMARY KEY  (`uid_idx`),
+  KEY `uid_uuid` (`uid_uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --
@@ -2879,6 +2893,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `users`;
 CREATE TABLE `users` (
   `uid` varchar(8) NOT NULL default '',
   `uid_idx` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  `uid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
   `usr_created` datetime default NULL,
   `usr_expires` datetime default NULL,
   `usr_modified` datetime default NULL,
@@ -2926,7 +2941,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `users` (
   PRIMARY KEY  (`uid_idx`),
   UNIQUE KEY `uid` (`uid`),
   KEY `unix_uid` (`unix_uid`),
-  KEY `status` (`status`)
+  KEY `status` (`status`),
+  KEY `uid_uuid` (`uid_uuid`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 --

sql/database-migrate.txt

@@ -3971,3 +3971,10 @@ last_net_act,last_cpu_act,last_ext_act);
        alter table plab_slices add 
            `slicemeta_legacy` text 
 	   after slicemeta;
+
+4.119: Add UUIDs to lots of tables.
+
+       All of the sql changes are made in the following script:
+
+         ./step5_newids.pl
+

sql/step5_newids.pl

+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+# EMULAB-COPYRIGHT
+# Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+use English;
+
+use lib "/usr/testbed/lib";
+use libdb;
+use libtestbed;
+
+#
+# Untaint the path
+# 
+$ENV{'PATH'} = '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin';
+delete @ENV{'IFS', 'CDPATH', 'ENV', 'BASH_ENV'};
+
+#
+# See if a table has been changed by looking for the existence of a field.
+#
+sub TableChanged($$)
+{
+    my ($table, $slot) = @_;
+
+    my $describe_result =
+	DBQueryFatal("describe $table $slot");
+
+    return $describe_result->numrows;
+}
+
+# users
+DBQueryFatal("lock tables users write, user_stats write");
+if (! TableChanged("users", "uid_uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table users ".
+	"add `uid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after uid_idx, ".
+	"add KEY uid_uuid (`uid_uuid`)");
+}
+if (! TableChanged("user_stats", "uid_uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table user_stats ".
+	"add `uid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after uid_idx, ".
+	"add KEY uid_uuid (`uid_uuid`)");
+}
+my $query_result = DBQueryFatal("select uid_idx from users ".
+				"where uid_uuid=''");
+while (my ($uid_idx) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for user: $uid_idx\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update users set uid_uuid='$uuid' where uid_idx='$uid_idx'");
+    DBQueryFatal("update user_stats set uid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where uid_idx='$uid_idx'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select uid_idx from user_stats ".
+			     "where uid_uuid=''");
+while (my ($uid_idx) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for user: $uid_idx\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update user_stats set uid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where uid_idx='$uid_idx'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+DBQueryFatal("unlock tables");
+
+# groups (no point in doing the project).
+DBQueryFatal("lock tables groups write, group_stats write");
+if (! TableChanged("groups", "gid_uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table groups ".
+	"add `gid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after gid_idx, ".
+	"add KEY gid_uuid (`gid_uuid`)");
+}
+if (! TableChanged("group_stats", "gid_uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table group_stats ".
+	"add `gid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after gid_idx, ".
+	"add KEY gid_uuid (`gid_uuid`)");
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select gid_idx from groups ".
+			     "where gid_uuid=''");
+while (my ($gid_idx) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for group: $gid_idx\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update groups set gid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where gid_idx='$gid_idx'");
+    DBQueryFatal("update group_stats set gid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where gid_idx='$gid_idx'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select gid_idx from group_stats ".
+			     "where gid_uuid=''");
+while (my ($gid_idx) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for group: $gid_idx\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update group_stats set gid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where gid_idx='$gid_idx'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+DBQueryFatal("unlock tables");
+
+# experiments 
+DBQueryFatal("lock tables experiments write, experiment_stats write");
+if (! TableChanged("experiments", "eid_uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table experiments ".
+	"add `eid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after eid, ".
+	"add KEY eid_uuid (`eid_uuid`)");
+}
+if (! TableChanged("experiment_stats", "eid_uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table experiment_stats ".
+	"add `eid_uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after eid, ".
+	"add KEY eid_uuid (`eid_uuid`)");
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select idx from experiments ".
+			     "where eid_uuid=''");
+while (my ($exptidx) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for exptidx: $exptidx\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update experiments set eid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where idx='$exptidx'");
+    DBQueryFatal("update experiment_stats set eid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where exptidx='$exptidx'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select exptidx from experiment_stats ".
+			     "where eid_uuid=''");
+while (my ($exptidx) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for exptidx: $exptidx\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update experiment_stats set eid_uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where exptidx='$exptidx'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+DBQueryFatal("unlock tables");
+
+# images
+DBQueryFatal("lock tables images write");
+if (! TableChanged("images", "uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table images ".
+	"add `uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after imageid, ".
+	"add KEY uuid (`uuid`)");
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select imageid from images where uuid=''");
+while (my ($imageid) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for imageid: $imageid\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update images set uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where imageid='$imageid'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+DBQueryFatal("unlock tables");
+
+# os_info
+DBQueryFatal("lock tables os_info write");
+if (! TableChanged("os_info", "uuid")) {
+    DBQueryFatal("alter table os_info ".
+	"add `uuid` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '' after osid, ".
+	"add KEY uuid (`uuid`)");
+}
+$query_result = DBQueryFatal("select osid from os_info where uuid=''");
+while (my ($osid) = $query_result->fetchrow_array()) {
+    my $uuid = NewUUID();
+
+    if (!defined($uuid)) {
+	die("*** $0:\n".
+	    "    Could not generate a UUID for osid: $osid\n");
+    }
+    DBQueryFatal("update os_info set uuid='$uuid' ".
+		 "where osid='$osid'");
+    select(undef, undef, undef, 0.02);
+}
+DBQueryFatal("unlock tables");
+

utils/firstuser.in

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ my $batchmode       = 0;
 my $pid_idx         = 1; # Initial IDX for protoproj.
 my $trust           = "project_root";
 my $binshell        = "/bin/nologin";
+my $uid_uuid;
+my $gid_uuid;
 my $password;
 my $encpass;
 my %opts;
@@ -177,20 +179,25 @@ if ($CONTROL ne $BOSSNODE) {
     }
 }
 
+# These users do not really need a uuid, but give them one anyway.
+$uid_uuid = NewUUID();
+
 # Initialize the index value;
 DBQueryFatal("replace into emulab_indicies set name='next_uid',idx=$uid+1");
 
 print "Creating user in database...\n";
 DBQueryFatal("insert into users set uid='$protouser', usr_created=now(), " .
-	     "usr_name='$protouser_name', ".
+	     "usr_name='$protouser_name', uid_uuid='$uid_uuid', ".
 	     "usr_addr='DO NOT DELETE THIS ACCOUNT', ".
 	     "usr_pswd='$encpass', unix_uid=$uid, notes='$protouser_notes', ".
 	     "usr_modified=now(), admin=1, webonly=0, status='active',".
 	     "usr_shell='$protouser_shell', usr_email='$protouser_email', ".
 	     "mailman_password='$mailman_password',uid_idx=$uid");
-DBQueryFatal("insert into user_stats set uid='$protouser',uid_idx=$uid");
+DBQueryFatal("insert into user_stats set ".
+	     "  uid='$protouser', uid_idx=$uid, uid_uuid='$uid_uuid'");
 
 if (!defined($opts{u})) {
+    $gid_uuid = NewUUID();
     
     print "Creating project in database...\n";
     DBQueryFatal("insert into projects set pid='$protoproj', created=now(), " .
@@ -204,9 +211,10 @@ if (!defined($opts{u})) {
 		 "leader='$protouser', leader_idx=$uid, created=now(), ".
 		 "description='Default Group', " .
 		 "unix_gid=$gid, gid_idx=$pid_idx, pid_idx=$pid_idx, ".
-		 "unix_name='$protoproj'");
+		 "unix_name='$protoproj', gid_uuid='$gid_uuid'");
     DBQueryFatal("insert into group_stats set ".
-		 "pid='$protoproj',gid='$protoproj',gid_idx=$pid_idx");
+		 "   pid='$protoproj',gid='$protoproj', ".
+		 "   gid_idx=$pid_idx, gid_uuid='$gid_uuid'");
 
     DBQueryFatal("replace into emulab_indicies set name='next_gid',idx=10000");
 }

www/defs.php3.in

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ $TBLIBEXEC_DIR	= "$TBDIR"."libexec/";
 $TBSUEXEC_PATH  = "$TBLIBEXEC_DIR/suexec";
 $TBCHKPASS_PATH = "$TBLIBEXEC_DIR/checkpass";
 $TBCSLOGINS     = "$TBETC_DIR/cslogins";
+$UUIDGEN_PATH   = "/usr/bin/uuidgen";
 
 #
 # Hardcoded check against $WWWHOST, to prevent anyone from accidentally setting
@@ -415,6 +416,21 @@ function CHECKPASSWORD($uid, $password, $name, $email, &$error)
 	    "$TBCHKPASS_PATH $password $uid '$name:$email'", 1);
 }
 
+#
+# Grab a UUID (universally unique identifier).
+#
+function NewUUID()
+{
+    global $UUIDGEN_PATH;
+
+    $uuid = shell_exec($UUIDGEN_PATH);
+    
+    if (isset($uuid) && $uuid != "") {
+	return rtrim($uuid);
+    }
+    TBERROR("$UUIDGEN_PATH Failure", 1);
+}
+
 function LASTNODELOGIN($node)
 {
 }

www/experiment_defs.php

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class Experiment
     function gid()	    { return $this->field('gid'); }
     function eid()	    { return $this->field('eid'); }
     function idx()	    { return $this->field('idx'); }
+    function uuid()	    { return $this->field('eid_uuid'); }
     function description()  { return $this->field('expt_name'); }
     function path()	    { return $this->field('path'); }
     function state()	    { return $this->field('state'); }
@@ -609,6 +610,7 @@ class Experiment
 	$dpdb        = $exprow["dpdb"];
 	$dpdbname    = $exprow["dpdbname"];
 	$dpdbpassword= $exprow["dpdbpassword"];
+	$uuid        = $exprow["eid_uuid"];
 
 	$autoswap_hrs= ($autoswap_timeout/60.0);
 	$idleswap_hrs= ($idleswap_timeout/60.0);
@@ -913,6 +915,12 @@ class Experiment
 	}
 
 	if (!$short) {