sethostid(2)                   DG/UX 5.4R3.00                   sethostid(2)


NAME
       sethostid - set unique identifier of current host

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>
       int   sethostid (new_hostid)
       long  new_hostid;

   where:
       new_hostid     Hostid to set

DESCRIPTION
       Sethostid establishes an identifier for the current node, which is
       intended to be unique among all UNIX systems in existence.  This is
       normally a DARPA Internet address for the local machine.  Only the
       superuser may use this call; it is normally performed at boot time.

ACCESS CONTROL
       The effective user id of the calling process must be superuser.

RETURN VALUE
       0      Completed successfully.

       -1     An error occurred.  errno is set to indicate the error.

DIAGNOSTICS
       Errno may be set to the following error code:

       EPERM     Caller must be superuser.

SEE ALSO
       hostid(1C), getdomainname(2), gethostid(2), gethostname(2).

























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