/* The returned value is supposed be some kind of ascii identifier
* that is unique and stable across reboots. */
- /* First we try the D-Bus UUID, which is the best option we have,
- * since it fits perfectly our needs and is not as volatile as the
- * hostname which might be set from dhcp. */
+ /* First we try the /etc/machine-id, which is the best option we
+ * have, since it fits perfectly our needs and is not as volatile
+ * as the hostname which might be set from dhcp. */
if ((f = pa_fopen_cloexec(PA_MACHINE_ID, "r")) ||
(f = pa_fopen_cloexec(PA_MACHINE_ID_FALLBACK, "r"))) {
char *pa_session_id(void) {
const char *e;
- if (!(e = getenv("XDG_SESSION_COOKIE")))
+ e = getenv("XDG_SESSION_ID");
+ if (!e)
return NULL;
return pa_utf8_filter(e);