system.host_id
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Retrieve a hex string that is generated based on the contents of the `/etc/hostid` file. This is a permanent value that persists across reboots/upgrades and can be used as a unique identifier for the machine.

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    <div id="json-schema"> <span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: object</span><br/> <div class="accordion" id="accordionCall_parameters"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingCall_parameters"> <h2 class="mb-0"> <button aria-controls="Call_parameters" aria-expanded="" class="btn btn-link property-name-button" data-target="#Call_parameters" data-toggle="collapse" onclick="setAnchor('#Call_parameters')" type="button"><span class="property-name">Call parameters</span></button> </h2> </div> <div aria-labelledby="headingCall_parameters" class="collapse property-definition-div" data-parent="#accordionCall_parameters" id="Call_parameters"> <div class="card-body pl-5"> <span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: array</span><br/> <span class="badge badge-info no-additional">No Additional Items</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="accordionReturn_value"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="headingReturn_value"> <h2 class="mb-0"> <button aria-controls="Return_value" aria-expanded="" class="btn btn-link property-name-button" data-target="#Return_value" data-toggle="collapse" onclick="setAnchor('#Return_value')" type="button"><span class="property-name">Return value</span></button> </h2> </div> <div aria-labelledby="headingReturn_value" class="collapse property-definition-div" data-parent="#accordionReturn_value" id="Return_value"> <div class="card-body pl-5"> <h4>Result</h4><span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: string</span><br/> <span class="description"><p>The system host identifier.</p> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><br><br>

*Required roles:* READONLY_ADMIN