Bug#947807: systemd: can't install systemd when /etc/machine-id is a symbolic link to /dev/null

# apt-get install systemd-sysv [lots of junk] Initializing machine ID from random generator. Failed to truncate /etc/machine-id: Invalid argument This is trivially verified by # dpkg-reconfigure systemd Initializing machine ID from random generator. Failed to truncate /etc/machine-id: Invalid

Bug#947807: systemd: can't install systemd when /etc/machine-id is a symbolic link to /dev/null

Control: tags -1 + moreinfo Am 31.12.19 um 01:28 schrieb Joshua: > Package: systemd > Version: 241-7~deb10u2 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > /etc/machine-id should not be used on workstations anymore due to privacy > reasons. That's your opinion but not a recommendation of the

Bug#947807: systemd: can't install systemd when /etc/machine-id is a symbolic link to /dev/null

Package: systemd Version: 241-7~deb10u2 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, /etc/machine-id should not be used on workstations anymore due to privacy reasons. The way to disable it was announced as rm /etc/machine-id ; ln -s /dev/null /etc/machine-id at the time. systemd's configuration script