NAME

gethostid − get unique identifier of current host

SYNOPSIS

hostid = gethostid()
long hostid;

DESCRIPTION

Gethostid returns the 32-bit identifier for the current host, which should be unique across all hosts.  On the Sun, this number is taken from the CPU board’s ID PROM. 

SEE ALSO

hostid(1)

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 16 July 1986