misc-utils/hostid.1

   1 .TH hostid 1
   2 .SH NAME
   3 hostid \- set or print system's host id.
   4 .SH SYNTAX
   5 .B hostid
   6 [\-v] [\|\fIdecimal-id\fR\|]
   7 .SH DESCRIPTION
   8 .\".NXR "hostid command"
   9 The
  10 .B hostid
  11 command prints the current host id number in hexadecimal and both
  12 decimal and hexadecimal in parenthesis if the \-v option is given.
  13 This numeric value is expected to be unique across all hosts
  14 and is normally set to resemble the host's Internet address.
  15
  16 Only the super-user can set the hostid by giving an argument. This value is
  17 stored in the file /etc/hostid and need only be performed once.
  18
  19 .SH AUTHOR
  20 Hostid is written by Mitch DSouza \- (m.dsouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk)
  21
  22 .SH SEE ALSO
  23 gethostid(2), sethostid(2)