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32.\" @(#)gethostid.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/2/93
33.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3,v 1.5.2.5 2001/12/14 18:33:49 ru Exp $
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35.Dd June 2, 1993
36.Dt GETHOSTID 3
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37.Os
38.Sh NAME
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39.Nm gethostid ,
40.Nm sethostid
41.Nd get/set unique identifier of current host
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42.Sh LIBRARY
43.Lb libc
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
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45.In unistd.h
46.Ft long
47.Fn gethostid void
48.Ft void
49.Fn sethostid "long hostid"
e9ce8d39 50.Sh DESCRIPTION
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51.Fn Sethostid
52establishes a 32-bit identifier for the
53current processor that is intended to be unique among all
54UNIX systems in existence. This is normally a DARPA Internet
55address for the local machine. This call is allowed only to the
56super-user and is normally performed at boot time.
57.Pp
58.Fn Gethostid
59returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
60.Pp
61This function has been deprecated.
62The hostid should be set or retrieved by use of
63.Xr sysctl 3 .
e9ce8d39 64.Sh SEE ALSO
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65.Xr gethostname 3 ,
66.Xr sysctl 3 ,
67.Xr sysctl 8
68.Sh BUGS
6932 bits for the identifier is too small.
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70.Sh HISTORY
71The
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72.Fn gethostid
73and
74.Fn sethostid
75syscalls appeared in
76.Bx 4.2
77and were dropped in
e9ce8d39 78.Bx 4.4 .