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diff --git a/ipalib/ipauuid.py b/ipalib/ipauuid.py
index 9923dc7a9..19b8415ff 100644
--- a/ipalib/ipauuid.py
+++ b/ipalib/ipauuid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
# This is a backport of the Python2.5 uuid module.
+# IMPORTANT NOTE: All references to ctypes are commented out because
+# ctypes does all sorts of strange things that makes
+# it not work in httpd with SELinux enabled.
+
r"""UUID objects (universally unique identifiers) according to RFC 4122.
This module provides immutable UUID objects (class UUID) and the functions
@@ -356,6 +360,7 @@ def _ipconfig_getnode():
"""Get the hardware address on Windows by running ipconfig.exe."""
import os, re
dirs = ['', r'c:\windows\system32', r'c:\winnt\system32']
+ """
try:
import ctypes
buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(300)
@@ -363,6 +368,7 @@ def _ipconfig_getnode():
dirs.insert(0, buffer.value.decode('mbcs'))
except:
pass
+ """
for dir in dirs:
try:
pipe = os.popen(os.path.join(dir, 'ipconfig') + ' /all')
@@ -406,6 +412,7 @@ def _netbios_getnode():
# If ctypes is available, use it to find system routines for UUID generation.
_uuid_generate_random = _uuid_generate_time = _UuidCreate = None
+"""
try:
import ctypes, ctypes.util
_buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(16)
@@ -438,6 +445,7 @@ try:
getattr(lib, 'UuidCreate', None))
except:
pass
+"""
def _unixdll_getnode():
"""Get the hardware address on Unix using ctypes."""