Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:12:57 +1200 (NZST) | From | <> | Subject | hostid derived from... |
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hi,
how does linux provide the hostid string?
on a sun box this is a guaranteed unique identifier, since AFAIK intel architecture does not have this unique identifier can two linux boxes end up with same hostid by chance?
thanks in advance mark
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