Today when I logged into Terminal, I saw that instead of my regular name along with the bash prompt, it said unknown00231224c68c. I checked my Computer and network names under Settings> Sharing. (I have Web sharing enabled and and my computer's website is also called "00231224". I do not know why this is happening. I took a screenshot of it so you guys can see what's happening.
iMac 8,1-iPod Touch 3G-iPhone 3G, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
Hello, normally those 2 are different, Terminal uses your Shortname, the same as on your Hom folder, Computer Name van be anything, though best to avoid apostrophies, I'd Rename the Computer there.
Did renaming the Computer in Sharing get rid of the uknown?
It's related to the host name, not the long/short computer names. I believe this is due to your router. Try resetting it.
Note, type hostname in terminal and see what you get.
Nope, sorry!
When I ran hostname through Terminal I got the same as in the name: unknown00231224c68c.
I'll try resetting the router, thanks. 😉
Yes, I did a factory reset on the Router which did the trick. Thanks 😁
Glad it was as simple as that.😉 Great.
Terminal Name doesn't Match Computer Name
