I named my Macbook one thing but when I open the terminal it says something else. Not only that it changed from the last time I was in the terminal. My user name is different as well. How is this possible?
If I use the GUI on anther machine it see the the name I named it, but if I use the command line it see's only the name in the terminal.
What is wrong with my Mac? How can I fix it
In the terminal I see This: h102:~ tone$
Translation: h102=hostname, ~=home directory, tone=username
I named the MacBook L and am loged is as username=Rich.
Some terminal out put:
h102:~ tone$ hostname
h102.DN.com
h102:~ tone$ uname
Darwin
h102:~ tone$ id
uid=501(tone) gid=20(staff) groups=20(staff),98(_lpadmin),101(com.apple.sharepoint.group.1),81(_appserveradm),79(_appserverusr),80(admin),102(com.apple.sharepoint.group.2)
I have seen the Mac change the host name before why does it do this?
I have a background in UNIX and Linux system administration and I also do some Windows as well. In my experience the hostname and the computer name are one and the same or at least set that way. Is this a Mac thing? How can I, make them the same and stop my Mac from changing it. Even the user name is different.
If I ssh into my Mac I have to do this:
ssh tone@h102
ssh rich@L -- will not work only the above will work.
If I use a GUI, on anther non-Mac, to access the Mac it shows up as L.
Anyway I want the computer names to be the same, no more L and h102. I want the usernames to be the same no more Rich and tone being the same account. I just want constancy. Where do I make the change in my Mac to make this happen?
I have also posted this question on the apple forum. Link below.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11286869#11286869
Any help would be great thamks
If I use the GUI on anther machine it see the the name I named it, but if I use the command line it see's only the name in the terminal.
What is wrong with my Mac? How can I fix it
In the terminal I see This: h102:~ tone$
Translation: h102=hostname, ~=home directory, tone=username
I named the MacBook L and am loged is as username=Rich.
Some terminal out put:
h102:~ tone$ hostname
h102.DN.com
h102:~ tone$ uname
Darwin
h102:~ tone$ id
uid=501(tone) gid=20(staff) groups=20(staff),98(_lpadmin),101(com.apple.sharepoint.group.1),81(_appserveradm),79(_appserverusr),80(admin),102(com.apple.sharepoint.group.2)
I have seen the Mac change the host name before why does it do this?
I have a background in UNIX and Linux system administration and I also do some Windows as well. In my experience the hostname and the computer name are one and the same or at least set that way. Is this a Mac thing? How can I, make them the same and stop my Mac from changing it. Even the user name is different.
If I ssh into my Mac I have to do this:
ssh tone@h102
ssh rich@L -- will not work only the above will work.
If I use a GUI, on anther non-Mac, to access the Mac it shows up as L.
Anyway I want the computer names to be the same, no more L and h102. I want the usernames to be the same no more Rich and tone being the same account. I just want constancy. Where do I make the change in my Mac to make this happen?
I have also posted this question on the apple forum. Link below.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11286869#11286869
Any help would be great thamks