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ZGENHOSTID(8) | System Manager's Manual (smm) | ZGENHOSTID(8) |
NAME¶
zgenhostid
—
generate and store a hostid in
/etc/hostid
SYNOPSIS¶
zgenhostid |
[hostid] |
DESCRIPTION¶
If /etc/hostid does not exist, create it and store a hostid in it. If the user provides [hostid] on the command line, store that value. Otherwise, randomly generate a value to store.This emulates the genhostid(1) utility and is provided for use on systems which do not include the utility.
OPTIONS¶
[hostid] Specifies the value to be placed in /etc/hostid. It must be a number with a value between 1 and 2^32-1. This value must be unique among your systems. It must be expressed in hexadecimal and be exactly 8 digits long.EXAMPLES¶
- Generate a random hostid and store it
-
# zgenhostid
- Record the libc-generated hostid in /etc/hostid
-
# zgenhostid $(hostid)
- Record a custom hostid (0xdeadbeef) in etc/hostid
-
# zgenhostid deadbeef
SEE ALSO¶
spl-module-parameters(5), genhostid(1), hostid(1)July 24, 2017 | Linux |