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NAME
hostid - Sets or displays the identifier of the local host
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/hostid [hexadecimal_number|internet_address]
DESCRIPTION
The
hostid
command displays the
identifier (either a unique hostname or a numeric argument) of the local host
as a hexadecimal number. The identifier must be unique across all hosts and
is commonly set to the Internet address of the specified host.
The
superuser can set the host ID by specifying an
internet_address
or
hexadecimal_number
argument.
EXAMPLES
To display the identifier of the local host, enter:
$ hostid
0xc009c803
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The
hostid
command displays the identifier of the
host as a hexadecimal number.
To set the identifier of the local host to the local Internet
address,
enter:
$ hostid 555.5.55.555
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The
hostid
command converts the Internet address
to its hexadecimal equivalent, and then sets the local host to this address.
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Note that the sample Internet address in this example,
555.5.55.555, is not a valid Internet address and would cause
hostid
to return an error.
SEE ALSO
Commands: hostname(1)
Functions: gethostid(2),
sethostid(2)
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- EXAMPLES
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