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docs: add warning on using non-uuid name for openssh nodes #50906

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Expand Up @@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ and `spec.hostname` to the name of the node as you would like users to see it in

The `metadata.labels` field labels the SSH Service instance so you can apply RBAC rules to it.

The `metadata.name` field isn't mandatory, but setting it here will save you some work later.
The `metadata.name` field isn't mandatory, but setting it here will save you some work later. Using
a non-UUID name can result in access errors when Teleport finds the node in its inventory.
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To generate a new universal unique identifier (UUID) suitable for a `node` name, use the `uuidgen`
on Linux or macOS, or use the `New-Guid` cmdlet in Powershell on Windows.
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