[Casper] Computer Name is not populating when imaging

[Ernst, Craig S.]

No, it does not name it at startup for FirstRun, once the OS is laid down and the packages, it runs commands against Macintosh HD to name it before you boot to it. That would be why when you reboot you see the correct name.

Craig

On 11/13/08 1:00 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:

After executing the jamf binary command, and then using hostname or scutil, I still receive the old name of the computer.  So, it appears that the jamf command must write to a startup item that renames the computer.  Again, upon restart the name is changed.



On 11/12/08 10:51 AM, "Miles Leacy" <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com> wrote:

2008/11/12 Steve Wood <swood at integerdallas.com>
The test that the JAMF folks had me try was to use the jamf binary to rename:

sudo jamf setComputerName -target "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/" -name "JAMF"

When we did that the name would not change in the Sharing Pref panel until the machine was restarted.  Once restarted the machine showed the new name, JAMF in this case.

If you execute "hostname" after running this command, what is the output?

What about "scutil --get ComputerName"?

I ask because if the name is being changed, and it shows the new name in the system tools that you will interact with, but you just don't see it in the GUI until restart, is that really a problem?





Steve Wood
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