bash$ sudo rpm -U --force sh-utils-2.0-1.sparc.rpm krusty:/D/6.1/sparc 687 bash$ hostid 2a84cfaf krusty:/D/6.1/sparc 688 bash$ sudo rpm -U --force util-linux-2.9v-20.sparc.rpm krusty:/D/6.1/sparc 689 bash$ hostid 8079725d The sparc-only hostid in util-linux is a dinky shell script that at least returns the same hostid as the equivalent Solaris command. Dunno what the sh-utils hostid is about.
assigned to jbj :-)
Fixedi (by renaming hostid to sunhostid) in util-linux-2.9w-21.