gethostname(3)          (BSD Compatibility Package)          gethostname(3)


   NAME
         gethostname, sethostname - get/set name of current host

   SYNOPSIS
         cc [ flag... ] file ... -lucb

         int gethostname(name, namelen)
         char *name;
         int namelen;

         int sethostname(name, namelen)
         char *name;
         int namelen;

   DESCRIPTION
         gethostname returns the standard host name for the current processor,
         as previously set by sethostname.  The parameter namelen specifies
         the size of the array pointed to by name.  The returned name is
         null-terminated unless insufficient space is provided.

         sethostname sets the name of the host machine to be name, which has
         length namelen.  This call is restricted to the privileged user and
         is normally used only when the system is bootstrapped.

   RETURN VALUE
         If the call succeeds a value of 0 is returned.  If the call fails,
         then a value of -1 is returned and an error code is placed in the
         global location errno.

   ERRORS
         The following error may be returned by these calls:

         EFAULT         The name or namelen parameter gave an invalid address.

         EPERM          The caller was not the privileged user.  Note: this
                        error only applies to sethostname.

   SEE ALSO
         gethostid(3)

         uname(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

   NOTES
         Host names are limited to MAXHOSTNAMELEN characters, currently 256.
         (See the param.h header file.)








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