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| -rw-r--r-- | cmd/zgenhostid/zgenhostid.c | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/man8/zgenhostid.8 | 3 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/zgenhostid/zgenhostid.c b/cmd/zgenhostid/zgenhostid.c index 562262928..50fcf05e4 100644 --- a/cmd/zgenhostid/zgenhostid.c +++ b/cmd/zgenhostid/zgenhostid.c @@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ usage(void) " -h\t\t print this usage and exit\n" " -o <filename>\t write hostid to this file\n\n" "If hostid file is not present, store a hostid in it.\n" - "The optional value must be an 8-digit hex number between" - "1 and 2^32-1.\n" - "If no value is provided, a random one will" - "be generated.\n" + "The optional value should be an 8-digit hex number between" + " 1 and 2^32-1.\n" + "If the value is 0 or no value is provided, a random one" + " will be generated.\n" "The value must be unique among your systems.\n"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); /* NOTREACHED */ @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } - if (input_i < 0x1 || input_i > UINT32_MAX) { + if (input_i > UINT32_MAX) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror(ERANGE)); usage(); } diff --git a/man/man8/zgenhostid.8 b/man/man8/zgenhostid.8 index ff198443d..14264cb8c 100644 --- a/man/man8/zgenhostid.8 +++ b/man/man8/zgenhostid.8 @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ instead of default .It Ar hostid Specifies the value to be placed in .Pa /etc/hostid . -It must be a number with a value between 1 and 2^32-1. +It should be a number with a value between 1 and 2^32-1. +If it is 0, zgenhostid will generate a random hostid. This value .Sy must be unique among your systems. |