gethostid - get ID of current host

Syntax

#include <unistd.h> long gethostid(void);

Description gethostid() outputs a 32-bit ID for the current host. The ID is formed from the CPU serial

	number (3 bytes) and the VM ID (1 byte), so that several VMs in a system can be distinguished from each other.
Return val.	Unique ID for the current host if successful.
See also	random(), unistd.h.