systemid(F)


systemid -- Micnet system identification file

Format

[site_name]
machine_name1
[machine_name2]
[machine_name3]
[machine_name4]

Description

The systemid file contains the site and machine names for a system in a Micnet network. A site name identifies the network to which a system belongs and distinguishes the network from other networks in the same chain. A machine name identifies a system and distinguishes it from other systems in the same network.

The systemid file may contain a site name (site_name) and up to four different machine names (machine_name1-machine_name4).

The file must contain at least one machine name. The other machine names are optional, serving as alternate names for the same machine. The file must contain a site name if more than one machine name is given or if the network is connected to another through a UUCP link. The site name, when given, must be on the first line.

Each name can have up to eight letters and numbers but must always begin with a letter. There is never more than one name to a line. A line beginning with a number sign (#) is considered a comment line and is ignored.

The Micnet network requires one systemid file on each system in a network with each file containing a unique set of machine names. If the network is connected to another network through a UUCP link, each file in the network must contain the same site name.

The systemid file is used primarily during resolution of aliases. When aliases contain site and/or machine names, the name is compared with the names in the file and removed if there is a match. If there is no match, the alias (and associated message, file, or command) is passed on to the specified site or machine for further processing.

Files


/etc/systemid
full pathname of systemid

See also

netutil(ADM), top(F)

Standards conformance

systemid is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an extension of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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SCO OpenServer Release 6.0.0 -- 03 June 2005