HOSTID(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual HOSTID(1) NAME hostid - set or print identifier of current host system SYNOPSIS hostid [ identifier ] DESCRIPTION The _h_o_s_t_i_d command prints the identifier of the current host in hexadecimal. This numeric value is expected to be unique across all hosts and is commonly set to the host's Internet address. The super-user can set the hostid by giving a hex- adecimal argument or the hostname; this is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc.local. SEE ALSO gethostid(2), sethostid(2) Printed 11/26/99 May 5, 1986 1