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- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: simple sysid(3) question
- Keywords: sysid unique
- Message-ID: <smto0fk@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 00:36:15 GMT
- References: <416@conan.UUCP>
- Sender: news@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Net News)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
- Lines: 17
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- In <416@conan.UUCP> scott@conan.UUCP (Scott Weitzenkamp) writes:
- | Is the sysid(3) function available on both IRIX 3.X and 4.0.X? We
- | only have IRIX 4.0.1 in-house, so I can't easily check. Does sysid(3)
- | return a number that is unique for that specific computer, or unique
- | for that *model* of computer? I assume the number is unique for that
- | specific computer, but wasn't 100% sure.
-
- It's been there since at least 3.2. It returns a unique value
- (or string) per physical computer, unless somebody in the factory
- makes a mistake (which has happened in some (rare) cases).
-
- The value may change if some pieces of the system hardware are
- replaced (different parts on different system types).
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- Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Maria Isabel Barreno | olson@sgi.com
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