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

SYNOPSIS
long gethostid()

void 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
32 bits for the identifier is too small.