utils: Detect machine_id corruption and fill out a dummy value

[cosmo0920]

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[patrick-stephens]

Can we hold off on merging this until we merge some other machine id changes related to uniqueness not being guaranteed?

#9691

[cosmo0920]

Can we hold off on merging this until we merge some other machine id changes related to uniqueness not being guaranteed?

#9691

Yes, we can do. This PR has a possibility to cause a conflict for #9691. So, we should hold on for now.