NAME

gethostid − get unique identifier of current host

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

long gethostid(void);

DESCRIPTION

gethostid() returns the 32-bit identifier for the current host, which should be unique across all hosts.  This number is usually taken from the CPU board’s ID PROM. 

SEE ALSO

hostid(1), sysinfo(2)

SunOS 5.6  —  Last change: 12 Feb 1993