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@@ -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.