--- _SB/Libc/compat-43/FreeBSD/gethostid.3 2004-11-25 11:37:56.000000000 -0800 +++ _SB/Libc/compat-43/FreeBSD/gethostid.3.edit 2006-06-28 16:55:50.000000000 -0700 @@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ The .Fn sethostid function -establishes a 32-bit identifier for the -current processor that is intended to be unique among all -UNIX systems in existence. -This is normally a DARPA Internet -address for the local machine. +establishes a 32-bit identifier for the current processor. +The id, intended to be unique among all UNIX systems in existence, +is normally a DARPA Internet address for the local machine. This call is allowed only to the super-user and is normally performed at boot time. .Pp