gethostid(3C)

NAME

     gethostid - get an identifier for the current host

SYNOPSIS

     #include <unistd.h>

     long gethostid(void);

DESCRIPTION

     The gethostid() function returns the 32-bit  identifier  for
     the  current  host.  This  identifier  is taken from the CPU
     board's ID PROM. It is not guaranteed to be unique.

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     hostid(1), sysinfo(2), attributes(5)