About GUID types

Log files store information about the globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) of the clients that connect to your server in the c-playerID field. This information can be useful for tracking client activity. You may encounter the following types of GUIDs in your log files:

• Unique GUID: If the user has not disabled unique identification, the player will send a unique identifier to the server.
• Anonymous GUID. If the user has disabled unique identification, the player will send an anonymous identifier to the server. This GUID value is reported as 3300AD50-2C39-46c0-AE0A-xxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxx is replaced by the session ID of the client. The session ID of the client is a randomly generated value that the server assigns to the client when it connects.
• Server GUID. If the client is a distribution server, the GUID value will be filled with zeroes (0000000000).

Related topics

• Log file entries reference
• Understanding logging