Now that /var/lib/dbus/machine-id is a symlink to /etc/machine-id (on Wily desktop), lp:1508766 has consequences for dbus in that it can no longer itself create the machine-id if "missing". Or at least dbus wont (and arguably it shouldn't... seems to me systemd should be doing this).
Oops, sorry for the confusion, haven't been sleeping enough lately :P
I meant to refer to lp:1508766 which I filed about systemd not creating /etc/machine-id if it's missing:
https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ systemd/ +bug/1508766
Now that /var/lib/ dbus/machine- id is a symlink to /etc/machine-id (on Wily desktop), lp:1508766 has consequences for dbus in that it can no longer itself create the machine-id if "missing". Or at least dbus wont (and arguably it shouldn't... seems to me systemd should be doing this).