hostid(1) — sys5 — Apollo Domain/OS SR10.3.5

HOSTID(1)                       Domain/OS SysV                       HOSTID(1)



NAME
     hostid - set or print identifier of current host system

SYNOPSIS
     hostid [ identifier ]

DESCRIPTION
     The hostid command prints the identifier of the current host in
     hexadecimal.  This numeric value is expected to be unique across all
     hosts and is commonly set to the host's Internet address.  The super-user
     can set the host ID by giving a hexadecimal argument or the hostname;
     this is usually done in the start-up script /etc/rc.local.
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