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32 | .\" @(#)gethostid.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/2/93 | |
33 | .\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3,v 1.12 2004/07/02 23:52:09 ru Exp $ | |
34 | .\" | |
35 | .Dd June 2, 1993 | |
36 | .Dt GETHOSTID 3 | |
37 | .Os | |
38 | .Sh NAME | |
39 | .Nm gethostid , | |
40 | .Nm sethostid | |
41 | .Nd get/set unique identifier of current host | |
42 | .Sh LIBRARY | |
43 | .Lb libc | |
44 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
45 | .In unistd.h | |
46 | .Ft long | |
47 | .Fn gethostid void | |
48 | .Ft void | |
49 | .Fn sethostid "long hostid" | |
50 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
51 | The | |
52 | .Fn sethostid | |
53 | function | |
54 | establishes a 32-bit identifier for the | |
55 | current processor that is intended to be unique among all | |
56 | UNIX systems in existence. | |
57 | This is normally a DARPA Internet | |
58 | address for the local machine. | |
59 | This call is allowed only to the | |
60 | super-user and is normally performed at boot time. | |
61 | .Pp | |
62 | The | |
63 | .Fn gethostid | |
64 | function | |
65 | returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor. | |
66 | .Pp | |
67 | This function has been deprecated. | |
68 | The hostid should be set or retrieved by use of | |
69 | .Xr sysctl 3 . | |
70 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
71 | .Xr gethostname 3 , | |
72 | .Xr sysctl 3 , | |
73 | .Xr sysctl 8 | |
74 | .Sh BUGS | |
75 | 32 bits for the identifier is too small. | |
76 | .Sh HISTORY | |
77 | The | |
78 | .Fn gethostid | |
79 | and | |
80 | .Fn sethostid | |
81 | syscalls appeared in | |
82 | .Bx 4.2 | |
83 | and were dropped in | |
84 | .Bx 4.4 . |