[Casper] Computer Name

[Ernst, Craig S.]

You can do it one of two ways, this is using 6.01...

There is a check-box in Casper Remote on the advanced tab, Reset Computer Names, that will allow you to change the machine of the remote system back to what the JSS currently has in it's inventory. However, this does you no good if your system has recently inventoried and the wrong name is stored in your JSS.

You can get around this by first manually editing your computer inventory for that unit in the JSS, then running that option with Casper Remote.

There are other ways to remotely change the machine name using some command line options if you want that info. But what's mentioned above is a totally JSS way of doing it.

You can also have a policy set to perform this task the next time the system checks in for policies, if the unit is sometimes not on the network. This again has the same issue that the machine in the JSS needs to be correct first in order for it to be correct when it attempts to rename the machine.

Craig E


On 4/6/09 1:33 PM, "Kathie Iorizzo" <kiorizzo at latinschool.org> wrote:

I can't recall this, but isn't there a way to change a computer name remotely?  I looked in the documentation and I can't seem to locate this information. Any help is appreciated.

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Kathie Iorizzo
Lower School Technician
The Latin School of Chicago
kiorizzo at latinschool.org
312.582.6136







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