GETHOSTID(2)                         BSD                          GETHOSTID(2)



NAME
     gethostid, sethostid - get/set unique identifier of current host

SYNOPSIS
     hostid = gethostid()
     long hostid;

     sethostid(hostid)
     long hostid;

DESCRIPTION
     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.

     gethostid returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.

SEE ALSO
     hostid(1), gethostname(2)

BUGS
     Thirty-two bits for the identifier is too small.