# bootstrap process & already used systemid ? **URL:** \ **Category:** SUSE Multi Linux Manager\ **Created:** [September 17, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bootstrap-process-already-used-systemid/27446 "2015-09-17T23:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cisaksen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@cisaksen](https://forums.suse.com/u/cisaksen)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bootstrap-process-already-used-systemid/27446/1 "2015-09-17T23:03:28Z")
Background: Running SUSE Mgr 2.1 and using SLES 12 virtual machines in vmware. When registering a system using the bootstrap script I sometimes run into registering a system with an existing systemid. This ends up replacing the existing system in susmgr with the newly registered system. Has anyone happen to come across anyone who has modified the bootstrap script to check to see if the systemid already exists ? If not can someone point me in the right direction on how to check for it ? That way I can try to avoid this. One solution I’ve been trying is to check for the systemid file and if it exists delete it. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bootstrap-process-already-used-systemid/27446/2 "2015-09-18T00:54:03Z")
> [@](#): > > On Thu 17 Sep 2015 08:04:01 PM CDT, cisaksen wrote: > > Background: Running SUSE Mgr 2.1 and using SLES 12 virtual machines in > vmware. > > When registering a system using the bootstrap script I sometimes run > into registering a system with an existing systemid. This ends up > replacing the existing system in susmgr with the newly registered > system. Has anyone happen to come across anyone who has modified the > bootstrap script to check to see if the systemid already exists ? > > If not can someone point me in the right direction on how to check for > it ? That way I can try to avoid this. One solution I’ve been trying > is to check for the systemid file and if it exists delete it. > > Thanks Hi How are the systems being identified, hostname, ip address? How are the vm’s getting their ip addresses, dhcp, static. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° LFCS, SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GNOME 3.10.1 Kernel 3.12.44-52.10-default If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kwk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/kwk/32/11997_2.png) [@kwk](https://forums.suse.com/u/kwk)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bootstrap-process-already-used-systemid/27446/3 "2015-09-18T10:05:17Z")
Sounds like cloned virtual machines. If this is the case, please follow [https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php/SUSE\_Manager/Register\_Clones](https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php/SUSE_Manager/Register_Clones)