Steps to remove duplicate GUIDs on Unix, Linux and Macintosh clients
ITMS 8.x
The simplest way to do this is the following:
Note: If you can identify which client is currently reporting inventory, you can simply delete the host.GUID file on the other clients and run aex-sendbasicinv. In this case, there’s no need to delete the resource in the Notification Server console.
You can find the computers that are sharing a guid by running the following query:
select name from item where guid = '<host.GUID value>'
or
select * from resourcekey where resourceguid = '<host.GUID value>'
Note: If you are creating an image on a UNIX, Linux or Macintosh to deploy to other computers, it is recommended that you delete the host.GUID file prior to creating the image. The Altiris Agent for UNIX will request a new GUID for a client if a host.GUID file does not exist or if there is not a value in the file.
Note: You can see how the GUID changed computer names by running either or both of the following queries:
select * from resourcekeychanged where resourceguid = '<host.GUID value>' order by [changetime]
select * from resourcekeychanged where keyvalue like '%<full or partial computer name>%' order by [changetime]