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And don't look at /etc/machine-id.
What's it used for?
You can use vAlpine or other distros that use OpenRC, or init.d Not to mention machine-I'd is use for enterprise deployments, and some encryption
or G'd forbid Void Linux with runit
/etc/machine-id predates systemd, it's from DBus.