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@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ machine in your cluster to have a unique identity.
 
 For more information see [Peer Names](/site/operational-guide/concepts.md#peer-name).
 
+Depending on your Linux distribution you may need to [set up
+machine-id](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/machine-id.html)
+or [generate a dbus id](https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-uuidgen.1.html).
 
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 **Q: Why am I seeing the same IP address assigned to two different containers on different hosts?**