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Stabilize the hostid for RPM installations.
ZFS requires a stable hostid to recognize foreign pool imports, but the hostid of a Linux system can change if the /etc/hostid file is missing, particularly during DHCP lease updates. Ensure that the system hostid is stable by creating the /etc/hostid file from the output of the /usr/bin/hostid utility. The /sbin/genhostid utility that is provided by the initscripts package is not used because it creates a random hostid, which breaks upgrades on systems that already have the SPL module installed. The external `printf` is used because the dash builtin lacks the byte format. Conveniences like a ${HOSTID:$ii:2} substring range or a `sed` one-liner are similarly avoided.
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