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CLIENT_HOST

This global variable contains the host name of the current client, as returned by the system.

This global variable has the following characteristics:
  • It is read-only, with values maintained by system.
  • The type is VARCHAR(255).
  • The schema is SYSIBM.
  • The scope of this global variable is session.

If the client connection originated from an application running on the local system, the value of the global variable is NULL. The server obtains the client IP address from the network when the connection is accepted. If the process did not originate from a remote system using TCP/IP, the value of the global variable is NULL.

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