To ensure that MA GUIDs are not duplicated, run the following command on the primary system image. Which is the image where MA is installed for deployment on client systems:
maconfig -enforce -noguid
On non-Windows operating systems, the command is case sensitive and you must run the command with root permission using sudo. For example:
sudo /Library/McAfee/agent/bin/maconfig -enforce -noguid
The GUID is regenerated the next time the agent is started. So, it is important to run this command immediately before creating your system image, otherwise a new GUID might be assigned before the system image is created.
MAconfig is a command-line tool provided with MA for Windows and non-Windows operating systems. It is installed with MA, and its default location is:
- Windows: The agent can be found in one of the following directories:
NOTE: The location depends on whether the agent was upgraded from MA 4.x, or is a fresh installation.
- C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\
- C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\
- C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Common Framework
- Linux: /opt/McAfee/agent/bin/
- Apple OS X: /Library/McAfee/agent/bin/
