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.TH GETHOSTID 2 "12 February 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
gethostid, sethostid \- get/set unique identifier of current host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
hostid = gethostid()
int hostid;
.PP
.ft B
sethostid(hostid)
int hostid;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Sethostid
establishes a 32-bit identifier for the
current processor which is intended to be unique among all
UNIX systems in existence.  This is normally a DARPA Internet
address for the local machine.  This call is allowed only to the
super-user and is normally performed at boot time.
.PP
.I Gethostid
returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
.SH SEE ALSO
hostid(1), gethostname(2)
.SH BUGS
32 bits for the identifier is too small.
Commit	Line	Data
4524b797 C	1	.TH GETHOSTID 2 "12 February 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	gethostid, sethostid \- get/set unique identifier of current host
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.nf
	7	.ft B
	8	hostid = gethostid()
	9	int hostid;
	10	.PP
	11	.ft B
	12	sethostid(hostid)
	13	int hostid;
	14	.fi
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	.I Sethostid
	17	establishes a 32-bit identifier for the
	18	current processor which is intended to be unique among all
	19	UNIX systems in existence. This is normally a DARPA Internet
	20	address for the local machine. This call is allowed only to the
	21	super-user and is normally performed at boot time.
	22	.PP
	23	.I Gethostid
	24	returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
	25	.SH SEE ALSO
	26	hostid(1), gethostname(2)
	27	.SH BUGS
	28	32 bits for the identifier is too small.