Re: Changing machine name in OSX?
Re: Changing machine name in OSX?
- Subject: Re: Changing machine name in OSX?
- From: Rob Morton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 10:49:18 -0400
Well, assuming you mean the AppleTalk name, here is what I did...
TagID is just a variable that I get through display dialog. You can replace
1 with the actual admin password, enter it over and over again, or play
other tricks.
--Change Computer Name to Tag Number in preferences
do shell script ("touch
/private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.new") password "1" with
administrator privileges
do shell script ("chown locaadmin
/private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.new") password "1" with
administrator privileges
do shell script ("sed s/Local.Administrator...s.Computer/" & tagID & "/
/private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.xml >
/private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.new") ,
password "1" with administrator privileges
do shell script ("chown root
/private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.new") password "1" with
administrator privileges
do shell script ("mv /private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.new
/private/var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.xml") password "1" with
administrator privileges
--Change Computer Name to Tag Number in host
do shell script ("touch /etc/hostconfig.new") password "1" with
administrator privileges
do shell script ("chown locaadmin /etc/hostconfig.new") password "1" with
administrator privileges
do shell script ("sed s/Local.Administrator...s.Computer/" & tagID & "/
/etc/hostconfig > /etc/hostconfig.new") ,
password "1" with administrator privileges
do shell script ("chown root /etc/hostconfig.new") password "1" with
administrator privileges
do shell script ("mv /etc/hostconfig.new /etc/hostconfig") password "1" with
administrator privileges
While it is an AppleScript that is doing it, as you can see, it is barely
using AppleScript. I just figure sed does the task fast, and I may as well
start blending these things.
Hope that helps,
Rob Morton
on 5/21/02 8:35 PM, Gabe Benveniste at email@hidden wrote:
>
is it possible to change the machine name in osx using applescript?
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