Re: hostid

["Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com>]

Franck LE GALL - STAGIAIRE A FT.BD/CNET/DTD/PIH wrote:
> 
>         These quation is not directly related to Debian but I dont know
> where to ask it. So please, don't be angry about it ...
> 
>         I would like to know what is the hostid of a computer. Where does
> it come from ?

Linux doesn't have a hostid. Sun workstations have a hostid. It is a
32-bit number which is guaranteed to be unique on a Sun and is contained
in a EPROM on the mainboard. Sun uses this number for various things
(like using it to create a licensing key when a license is for a 
single-use, single-machine piece of software).

-- 
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com


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