To execute the below operations on the cloned virtual machine with the "root" account.
1. Clear the original "machine-id".
The "machine-id" value is written in "/etc/machine-id".
User have to clear the original value of "machine-id" befor changing.
There are some ways to change the "/etc/machine-id" file, in this case, use the "cp" command to change the original value.
Example :
# cat /etc/machine-id
e2bd0adf084a4c289cf335da4cd2f4b4 * Original "machine-id".
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# cp -f /dev/null /etc/machine-id
cp: overwrite '/etc/machine-id'? * Clear original value.
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# cat /etc/machine-id
# * Value has been cleared.
2. Create the new "machine-id" value.
generate a new machine-id by the "systemd-machine-id-setup" command and set up to the "/etc/machine-id".
Example :
# cat /etc/machine-id
# * "/etc/machine-id" is empty.
# systemd-machine-id-setup
Initializing machine ID from random generator. * Success to generate and setup the new value.
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# cat /etc/machine-id
dab09965986b4ea1ba34dc7a79bb2830 * New value of "machine-id".
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