Index: 4.0.1rc1/kernel/classes/ezcontentclass.php
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--- 4.0.1rc1/kernel/classes/ezcontentclass.php	(revision 21995)
+++ 4.0.1rc1/kernel/classes/ezcontentclass.php	(working copy)
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@
         $this->setName( $name );
         $this->setAttribute( 'identifier', $identifier );
         $this->setAttribute( 'created', time() );
+        $this->setAttribute( 'remote_id', md5( (string)mt_rand() . (string)time() ) );
         //include_once( "kernel/classes/datatypes/ezuser/ezuser.php" );
         $user = eZUser::currentUser();
         $userID = $user->attribute( "contentobject_id" );