From 39dbe0eac50365dc7e7ca9bbf14b9028c6611352 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: henrygd <hank@henrygd.me>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:25:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] ensure /etc/machine-id exists for persistent fingerprint in
 install-agent.sh

---
 supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh b/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh
index bffbadd..b7c65f9 100755
--- a/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh
+++ b/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh
@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@ set_selinux_context
 # Cleanup
 rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
 
+# Make sure /etc/machine-id exists for persistent fingerprint
+if [ ! -f /etc/machine-id ]; then
+  cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid | tr -d '-' > /etc/machine-id
+fi
+
 # Check for NVIDIA GPUs and grant device permissions for systemd service
 detect_nvidia_devices() {
   local devices=""