re-naming emacs

jade · 10-20-2003, 09:41 AM

hi,
i have a room full of emacs and when i was setting them up i wasent forward thinking and i set them all up with the same, name instead of say emac1, emac2 etc.
now i need to set up file sharing but i cant do that because when you look on the network you just see the one name.
my question is how do i change the computer names?

yellow · 10-20-2003, 10:43 AM

You should be able to change the names in the System Preferences, Sharing Pane -> Computer Name. Make sure you change the HD names as well, since people who mount multiple drives might be confused which drive is for which machine.

DeltaMac · 10-20-2003, 10:52 AM

make sure that file sharing is 'off', you may not be able to make the needed name changes while file sharing is still on.

yellow · 10-20-2003, 10:54 AM

While you can change it with it on, the changes will show up faster if you shut Personal File Sharing off, change it, then turn Personal File Sharing on.

10-20-2003, 09:41 AM	#1
jade Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: dublin, ireland Posts: 6	re-naming emacs hi, i have a room full of emacs and when i was setting them up i wasent forward thinking and i set them all up with the same, name instead of say emac1, emac2 etc. now i need to set up file sharing but i cant do that because when you look on the network you just see the one name. my question is how do i change the computer names?

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10-20-2003, 10:43 AM	#2
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	You should be able to change the names in the System Preferences, Sharing Pane -> Computer Name. Make sure you change the HD names as well, since people who mount multiple drives might be confused which drive is for which machine.

10-20-2003, 10:52 AM	#3
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,998	make sure that file sharing is 'off', you may not be able to make the needed name changes while file sharing is still on.

10-20-2003, 10:54 AM	#4
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	While you can change it with it on, the changes will show up faster if you shut Personal File Sharing off, change it, then turn Personal File Sharing on.