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24.Dd July 24, 2017
25.Dt ZGENHOSTID 8 SMM
26.Os Linux
27.Sh NAME
28.Nm zgenhostid
29.Nd generate and store a hostid in
30.Em /etc/hostid
31.Sh SYNOPSIS
32.Nm
33.Op Ar hostid
34.Sh DESCRIPTION
35If
36.Em /etc/hostid
37does not exist, create it and store a hostid in it. If the user provides
38.Op Ar hostid
39on the command line, store that value. Otherwise, randomly generate a
40value to store.
41.Pp
42This emulates the
43.Xr genhostid 1
44utility and is provided for use on systems which do not include the utility.
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45.Sh OPTIONS
46.Op Ar hostid
47Specifies the value to be placed in
48.Em /etc/hostid .
49It must be a number with a value between 1 and 2^32-1. This value
50.Sy must
51be unique among your systems. It must be expressed in hexadecimal and be
52exactly 8 digits long.
53.Sh EXAMPLES
54.Bl -tag -width Ds
55.It Generate a random hostid and store it
56.Bd -literal
57# zgenhostid
58.Ed
59.It Record the libc-generated hostid in Em /etc/hostid
60.Bd -literal
61# zgenhostid $(hostid)
62.Ed
63.It Record a custom hostid (0xdeadbeef) in Em etc/hostid
64.Bd -literal
65# zgenhostid deadbeef
66.Ed
67.El
68.Sh SEE ALSO
b9373170 69.Xr genhostid 1 ,
90cdf283 70.Xr hostid 1 ,
71.Xr spl-module-parameters 5