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Just want to point out that /etc/machine-id is unique to systemd systems. AlpineLinux, for example, doesn’t generate this file on install.

Just want to point out that /etc/machine-id is unique to systemd systems. AlpineLinux, for example, doesn’t generate this file on install.
You can check the man pages for this file, but in short it gets regenerated. It’s used to determine whether this is the first boot or not.