systemd-machine-id-setup

Initialize the machine ID stored in /etc/machine-id at install time with a provisioned or randomly generated ID. Note: Always use sudo to execute these commands as they require elevated privileges. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-machine-id-setup.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/systemd-machine-id-setup.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install systemd
Ubuntu
apt-get install systemd
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S systemd
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install systemd
CentOS
yum install systemd
Fedora
dnf install systemd
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install systemd
Raspbian
apt-get install systemd
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/systemd-machine-id-setup

Initialize the machine ID stored in /etc/machine-id at install time with a provisioned or randomly generated ID. Note: Always use sudo to execute these commands as they require elevated privileges. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-machine-id-setup.html>.

  • Print the generated or committed machine ID:
    systemd-machine-id-setup --print
  • Specify an image policy:
    systemd-machine-id-setup --image-policy=your_policy
  • Display the output as JSON:
    sudo systemd-machine-id-setup --json=pretty
  • Operate on a disk image instead of a directory tree:
    systemd-machine-id-setup --image=/path/to/image

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