diff --git a/ui/medashare/hostid.py b/ui/medashare/hostid.py
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+import uuid
+
+from ctypes import CDLL, Structure, POINTER
+from ctypes import c_uint8, c_int, c_long, c_int64
+
+uuid_t = c_uint8 * 16
+
+_clib = CDLL(None)
+
+__all__ = [ 'hostuuid']
+
+class timespec(Structure):
+	_fields_ = [
+		('tv_sec', c_int64),
+		('tv_nsec', c_long),
+	]
+	pass
+
+timespec_p = POINTER(timespec)
+
+def hostuuid():
+	ts = timespec()
+	hid = uuid_t()
+
+	r = _clib.gethostuuid(hid, ts)
+
+	if r:
+		raise OSErrorException()
+
+	return uuid.UUID(bytes=bytes(hid))
+
+for r, f, a in (
+	(c_int,	'gethostuuid',	(uuid_t, timespec_p)),
+    ):
+	fun = getattr(_clib, f)
+	setattr(fun, 'restype', r)
+	setattr(fun, 'argtypes', a)
+	locals()[f] = fun