Hey guys, I wondering if you could help. See whenever I log into terminal, my computer identifies as | PC:~ username$ | and pc7 is in no way the name my computer...

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Hey guys, I wondering if you could help. See whenever I log into terminal, my computer identifies as | PC:~ username$ | and pc7 is in no way the name my computer...

Hey guys,
I wondering if you could help. See whenever I log into terminal, my computer identifies as | pc7:~ *username*$ | and pc7 is in no way the name my computer...
Any form of help would greatly appreciated thanks.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null

Posted on May 29, 2015 7:05 AM

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Linc Davis

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May 29, 2015 7:22 AM in response to A.E.Somers

sudo scutil --set HostName whatever-you-want

If that doesn't work, the hostname is being set to the result of a reverse lookup of your IP address on a local DNS server, most likely your gateway.

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Hey guys, I wondering if you could help. See whenever I log into terminal, my computer identifies as | PC:~ *username*$ | and pc7 is in no way the name my computer...

Hey guys, I wondering if you could help. See whenever I log into terminal, my computer identifies as | PC:~ username$ | and pc7 is in no way the name my computer...