1. Remove the
[`/etc/machine-id`](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/machine-id.html)
file or write the string `uninitialized\n` into it. This file is supposed to
- carry a 128bit identifier unique to the system. Only when it is reset it
+ carry a 128-bit identifier unique to the system. Only when it is reset it
will be auto-generated on first boot and thus be truly unique. If this file
is not reset, and carries a valid ID every instance of the system will come
up with the same ID and that will likely lead to problems sooner or later,