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.TH GETHOSTID 2 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
gethostid, sethostid \- get/set unique identifier of current host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
hostid = gethostid()
long hostid;
.PP
.ft B
sethostid(hostid)
long hostid;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Sethostid
establishes a 32-bit identifier for the
current processor that 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.
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55436667	8	.TH GETHOSTID 2 ""
2b2314f1 KM	9	.UC 5
	10	.SH NAME
	11	gethostid, sethostid \- get/set unique identifier of current host
	12	.SH SYNOPSIS
	13	.nf
	14	.ft B
	15	hostid = gethostid()
d2675937	16	long hostid;
2b2314f1 KM	17	.PP
	18	.ft B
	19	sethostid(hostid)
d2675937	20	long hostid;
2b2314f1 KM	21	.fi
	22	.SH DESCRIPTION
	23	.I Sethostid
	24	establishes a 32-bit identifier for the
214b5721	25	current processor that is intended to be unique among all
2b2314f1 KM	26	UNIX systems in existence. This is normally a DARPA Internet
	27	address for the local machine. This call is allowed only to the
	28	super-user and is normally performed at boot time.
	29	.PP
	30	.I Gethostid
	31	returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
	32	.SH SEE ALSO
	33	hostid(1), gethostname(2)
	34	.SH BUGS
	35	32 bits for the identifier is too small.