Changing machine identification number

[Fedon Kadifeli]

How can I PERMANENTLY change the machine identification number (wich can be displayed with the command "uname -i") on a specific machine and set it to a number of my choice?

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

That is not possible for you to do. It is a product identification mark for HP production to change only.

[Sandor Horvath_2]

Hi !

It is internal by HP.
If You change the board the first start it ask You, but other case You need a special password for it.

Saa

[paul courry]

You can change it, but the last person who did is serving 14 years at a Federal Penitentiary. Granted, he changed a LOT of machine identification numbers and resold them, but HP FROWNS on the practice big time.

This is how they track whether the box is an HP9000 or HP3000, how many licenses you have purchased (VERY expensive on a HP3000), etc. This tracking number is cradle to grave through the HP contracts group. The gentleman in question took cheap HP9000's, changed this info and resold them as very expensive HP3000's.

[Dan Hetzel]

Hi Fedon,

Everything as been said, or nearly...

This is STRICTLY reserved to HP so don't even dream about it ;-)

Best regards,

Dan

[Fedon Kadifeli]

Thank you for your responses! I promise, I won't change the numbers :-)