SYSTEMID(M)              XENIX System V               SYSTEMID(M)



     Name
          systemid - The Micnet system identification file.

     Description
          The systemid file contains the machine and site names for a
          system in a Micnet network.  A machine name identifies a
          system and distinguishes it from other systems in the same
          network.  A site name identifies the network to which a
          system belongs and distinguishes the network from other
          networks in the same chain.

          The systemid file may contain a site name and up to four
          different machine names. The file has the form:

               [site-name]
               [machine-name1]
               [machine-name2]
               [machine-name3]
               [machine-name4]

          The file must contain at least one machine name. The other
          machine names are optional, serving as alternate names for
          the same machine.  The file must contain a site name if more
          than one machine name is given or if the network is
          connected to another through a uucp link.  The site name,
          when given, must be on the first line.

          Each name can have up to eight letters and numbers but must
          always begin with a letter.  There is never more than one
          name to a line.  A line beginning with a pound sign (#) is
          considered a comment line and is ignored.

          The Micnet network requires one systemid file on each system
          in a network with each file containing a unique set of
          machine names.  If the network is connected to another
          network through a uucp link, each file in the network must
          contain the same site name.

          The systemid file is used primarily during resolution of
          aliases.  When aliases contain site and/or machine names,
          the name is compared with the names in the file and removed
          if there is a match. If there is no match, the alias (and
          associated message, file, or command) is passed on to the
          specified site or machine for further processing.











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     Files
          /etc/systemid

     See Also
          aliases(M), netutil(C), top(M)


















































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