On 2/23/07, Daniel J. Luke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Feb 23, 2007, at 1:15 AM, Tabitha McNerney wrote: > Today I needed to change the hostname of a Mac (running 10.4.8) > which has previously been installed with numerous MacPorts > including XDarwin via XFree86. > > After changing the hostname and then running: how did you change the hostname?
Actually, Daniel, I didn't directly change the hostname, but I did change the Computer Name which indirectly modified the hostname. I very recently discovered a spelling error that was made quite a while ago (when numerous MacPorts were built, configured and installed), so I changed the Computer Name (in the Sharing Preferences panel via System Preferences). After changing the Computer Name, I then had a problem connecting to the X server. Did you reboot after you changed it? No, I did not rebooted. Is rebooting required, such that X be able to handle the new indirectly-changed hostname? What should one do if, say, a spelling error in the Computer Name (and therefore in the hostname) has been discovered after numerous MacPorts have been built (including ports such as X)? How many other ports, I wonder, are built and configured by incorporating the Computer Name and/or indirectly the hostname, which is subject to change? TM --
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