</term>
<listitem>
<para>The content of this file specifies the machine identification
- <replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>. If it cannot read <filename>/etc/machine-id</filename>,
- kernel-install will use "Linux" as the machine ID instead.</para>
+ <replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>. If <filename>$BOOT/Default</filename> exists,
+ or <filename>/etc/machine-id</filename> doesn't, <command>kernel-install</command>
+ will use the literal <literal>Default</literal> as the machine ID instead.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>