long
gethostid(
void
)
int
sethostid(
long hostid
)
)
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.
gethostid()
returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
This function has been deprecated. The hostid should be set or retrieved by use of sysctl(3).
)
and
sethostid(
)
syscalls appeared in
4.2BSD
and were dropped in
4.4BSD.