GETHOSTID(3C) Standard C Library Functions 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. If the hardware capability exists, this identifier is taken from
platform-dependent stable storage; otherwise it is a randomly generated
number. It is not guaranteed to be unique.


If the calling thread's process is executing within a non-global zone
that emulates a host identifier, then the zone's emulated 32-bit host
identifier is returned.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-------------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-------------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe |
+--------------------+-------------------+
|Standard | See standards(7). |
+--------------------+-------------------+

SEE ALSO

hostid(1), sysinfo(2), attributes(7), standards(7), zones(7)

January 29, 2009 GETHOSTID(3C)