# Uuid not running

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/uuid-not-running/44880>\
**Category:** SUSE Linux Enterprise Server\
**Created:** [December 30, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/uuid-not-running/44880 "2024-12-30T15:07:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mondlis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mondlis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mondlis)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/uuid-not-running/44880/1 "2024-12-30T15:07:33Z")

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uuidd is not running on my one server and i have tried everything recommended but still faling anyone to assist uuidd and uuidd1 is on the same version . see below

Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: Starting Daemon for generating UUIDs…  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP chown[14633]: /usr/bin/chown: cannot access ‘/var/lib/libuuid/clock.txt’: No such file or directory  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: Started Daemon for generating UUIDs.  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP uuidd[14634]: /usr/sbin/uuidd: symbol lookup error: /usr/sbin/uuidd: undefined symbol: \_\_uuid\_generate\_time\_cont, version UUIDD\_PRIVATE  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: uuidd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: uuidd.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: uuidd.service: Start request repeated too quickly.  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: uuidd.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.  
Dec 30 16:24:09 NDTS4APP systemd[1]: Failed to start Daemon for generating UUIDs.

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**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:** [December 31, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/uuid-not-running/44880/2 "2024-12-31T03:38:03Z")

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> [@mondlis](#):
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> /usr/sbin/uuidd: symbol lookup error: /usr/sbin/uuidd: undefined symbol: \_\_uuid\_generate\_time\_cont, version

@mondlis Hi Is your system all up to date, that looks like a bug and need to create a support request…

But could also be related to the other error;

> [@mondlis](#):
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> chown[14633]: /usr/bin/chown: cannot access ‘/var/lib/libuuid/clock.txt’: No such file or directory