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gethostid, sethostid \- get/set unique identifier of current host
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.
returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
hostid(1), gethostname(2)
32 bits for the identifier is too small.