diff --git a/man/kernel-command-line.xml b/man/kernel-command-line.xml
index 309220632e3..42d5e006bb7 100644
--- a/man/kernel-command-line.xml
+++ b/man/kernel-command-line.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
systemd.default_standard_output=
systemd.default_standard_error=
systemd.setenv=
+ systemd.machine_id=
Parameters understood by the system and service
manager to control system behavior. For details, see
diff --git a/man/machine-id.xml b/man/machine-id.xml
index db72c2a01ca..d318ec54eca 100644
--- a/man/machine-id.xml
+++ b/man/machine-id.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
at install time. Use
systemd-firstboot1
to initialize it on mounted (but not booted) system images.
+
+ The machine-id may also be set, for example when network
+ booting, by setting the systemd.machine_id=
+ kernel command line parameter or passing the option
+ to systemd. A machine-id may not
+ be set to all zeros.
diff --git a/man/systemd.xml b/man/systemd.xml
index 6de18f8294c..367972099b6 100644
--- a/man/systemd.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,14 @@
.
+
+
+
+ Override the machine-id set on the hard drive,
+ userful for network booting or for containers. May not be set
+ to all zeros.
+
+
@@ -976,6 +984,15 @@
than once to set multiple variables.
+
+ systemd.machine_id=
+
+ Takes a 32 character hex value to be
+ used for setting the machine-id. Intended mostly for
+ network booting where the same machine-id is desired
+ for every boot.
+
+
quiet
diff --git a/src/core/machine-id-setup.c b/src/core/machine-id-setup.c
index 145ba2a28df..09b0449c809 100644
--- a/src/core/machine-id-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/machine-id-setup.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static int generate_machine_id(char id[34], const char *root) {
return 0;
}
-int machine_id_setup(const char *root) {
+int machine_id_setup(const char *root, sd_id128_t machine_id) {
const char *etc_machine_id, *run_machine_id;
_cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
bool writable = true;
@@ -248,15 +248,22 @@ int machine_id_setup(const char *root) {
}
}
- if (read_machine_id(fd, id) >= 0)
- return 0;
+ /* A machine id argument overrides all other machined-ids */
+ if (!sd_id128_is_null(machine_id)) {
+ sd_id128_to_string(machine_id, id);
+ id[32] = '\n';
+ id[33] = 0;
+ } else {
+ if (read_machine_id(fd, id) >= 0)
+ return 0;
- /* Hmm, so, the id currently stored is not useful, then let's
- * generate one */
+ /* Hmm, so, the id currently stored is not useful, then let's
+ * generate one */
- r = generate_machine_id(id, root);
- if (r < 0)
- return r;
+ r = generate_machine_id(id, root);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
if (writable)
if (write_machine_id(fd, id) >= 0)
diff --git a/src/core/machine-id-setup.h b/src/core/machine-id-setup.h
index f7707c3bf9f..a2168a8d4ae 100644
--- a/src/core/machine-id-setup.h
+++ b/src/core/machine-id-setup.h
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
***/
int machine_id_commit(const char *root);
-int machine_id_setup(const char *root);
+int machine_id_setup(const char *root, sd_id128_t machine_id);
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index f9de54028e0..e415d1c5b80 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static bool arg_default_blockio_accounting = false;
static bool arg_default_memory_accounting = false;
static bool arg_default_tasks_accounting = true;
static uint64_t arg_default_tasks_max = UINT64_C(512);
+static sd_id128_t arg_machine_id = {};
static void pager_open_if_enabled(void) {
@@ -300,6 +301,17 @@ static int parse_crash_chvt(const char *value) {
return 0;
}
+static int set_machine_id(const char *m) {
+
+ if (sd_id128_from_string(m, &arg_machine_id) < 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (sd_id128_is_null(arg_machine_id))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int parse_proc_cmdline_item(const char *key, const char *value) {
int r;
@@ -388,6 +400,12 @@ static int parse_proc_cmdline_item(const char *key, const char *value) {
} else
log_warning("Environment variable name '%s' is not valid. Ignoring.", value);
+ } else if (streq(key, "systemd.machine_id") && value) {
+
+ r = set_machine_id(value);
+ if (r < 0)
+ log_warning("MachineID '%s' is not valid. Ignoring.", value);
+
} else if (streq(key, "quiet") && !value) {
if (arg_show_status == _SHOW_STATUS_UNSET)
@@ -743,7 +761,8 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
ARG_DESERIALIZE,
ARG_SWITCHED_ROOT,
ARG_DEFAULT_STD_OUTPUT,
- ARG_DEFAULT_STD_ERROR
+ ARG_DEFAULT_STD_ERROR,
+ ARG_MACHINE_ID
};
static const struct option options[] = {
@@ -769,6 +788,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
{ "switched-root", no_argument, NULL, ARG_SWITCHED_ROOT },
{ "default-standard-output", required_argument, NULL, ARG_DEFAULT_STD_OUTPUT, },
{ "default-standard-error", required_argument, NULL, ARG_DEFAULT_STD_ERROR, },
+ { "machine-id", required_argument, NULL, ARG_MACHINE_ID },
{}
};
@@ -964,6 +984,14 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
arg_switched_root = true;
break;
+ case ARG_MACHINE_ID:
+ r = set_machine_id(optarg);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error("MachineID '%s' is not valid.", optarg);
+ return r;
+ }
+ break;
+
case 'h':
arg_action = ACTION_HELP;
if (arg_no_pager < 0)
@@ -1617,7 +1645,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
status_welcome();
hostname_setup();
- machine_id_setup(NULL);
+ machine_id_setup(NULL, arg_machine_id);
loopback_setup();
bump_unix_max_dgram_qlen();
diff --git a/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c b/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c
index d805bcfdca7..9d19307236b 100644
--- a/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c
+++ b/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
if (arg_commit)
r = machine_id_commit(arg_root);
else
- r = machine_id_setup(arg_root);
+ r = machine_id_setup(arg_root, SD_ID128_NULL);
finish:
free(arg_root);