Computer Name With Number

I was a beta tester of Yosemite and recently updated to retail. This happened while I was a beta tester and I thought it would go away, but it hasn't. My computer name is being followed by a (#) that continues to increase for no reason (e.g. (1), (2), (3), etc.) - any ideas?

I'm having the same issue with my iMac (early 2008) and MacBook Pro (2010). It's very weird, both machines insist on appending numbers in parentheses to the end of the Computer name: in the Sharing preference panel. However the name given beneath that in the message "Computers on your local network can access your computer at: <computer-name>.local" does not include the number, just the normal hostname.local. Also, using hostname command in terminal returns the regular <computer-name>.local without a number.
If I remove the (n) at the end of the Computer name: field it only lasts a few seconds before changing back to a number (though the number is not always the same as before, sometimes it goes to (2) or (3) rather than the (4) it was originally.
If I open a Finder window with the sidebar showing I see under Devices an entry for "<computer-name> (4)" and under Shared it shows:
<computer-name>
<computer-name> (2)
<computer-name> (3)
I have screen and file sharing enabled, I tried switching them off and on again, I've tried rebooting, nothing seems to stop it appending the number and I can't get rid of the <computer-name> (2) and <computer-name> (3) entries under Shared either.

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I am not able to delete this (3) even if I delete the Network-Account-Server (and disconnect from the and reboot I am still not able to delete this Number between the brackets.
Is their a way to fix this problem ? Do other person have the same Problem?
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Here's the duplicate host names discussion that Kery O was likely recalling; this case is usually some sort of a loop, whether via a switch, via multiple network paths (wired and WiFi, etc), or otherwise.
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If you are asking about during the client join process, I believe the machines do all caps and you have to accept that as default. I'm guessing it is a legacy issue for older clients that has hung on such as possibly related to WINS.
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Odd: Sidebar has my "computer Name with a (3) after it.

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"Computername"(3)
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I think this occurs when your network connection fails or changes, and then on re-establishing, the old name lingers on the Mac without being flushed, held in a cache perhaps and so it mistakenly thinks it is another of the same name.
That yours has a three after it, tends to support this view that the same name has been reconnected for a third time. I don't understand much more than that.
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Simply get computer name with serial number

Hi All,
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Pls point me.
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Hello Andrejs,
Try this, May be the formatting would be little off.. but you shud get the results.
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Hello, I am new to mac but I am now in charge of running a mac network or machines for an art department. I see that with ARD you cna change the computer name. If you change the computer name does it just change anything on the client machine? I just want to change the name in my All computers name so its easier to identify each users machine.

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Alexander,
This is great! One issue... When forming a relationship between a Windows Computer CI and an Environment CI it forms a one way relationship (even
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Hi all
I have purchased a new NOKIA X2 as this is my first Nokia set I have noticed that when a person in my contacts list calls me the persons name only is displayed & not the number from which he is calling. As I have entered mobile number , work number & home number in the persons contact details. Plz. help

@ jithin_009
when u entre several nos for one name only the name is displayed when u recieve a call from either of the nos.
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jewelee:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
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Regards
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I think something like:
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How to replace name with number ID

Example:
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1 John Smith
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Table2
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100 John Smith
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102 John Smith
103 Kathy Smith
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If Name2 is VARCHAR and T1id is number then it would be better to add a new column with a consistent data type;
Sample data;
create table table1 as (
select 1 t1id, 'John Smith' name1 from dual union all
select 2, 'Kathy Smith'from dual);
Table created
alter table table1 add constraint table1_pk primary key (t1id);
Table altered
create table table2 as (
select 100 t2id, 'John Smith' name2 from dual union all
select 101, 'Kathy Smith' from dual union all
select 102, 'John Smith' from dual union all
select 103, 'Kathy Smith' from dual);
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Table alteredUpdate the new column;
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when matched then
update
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DoneDrop the retired column;
alter table table2 drop column name2;
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select * from table2;
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hello friends,
please, can i get help on how i can rtrieve the name of a computer(any at all) using java - a code will be appreciated.
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No name with number

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Hello all. Abridged description, I'm a lab admin trying to re-write a VBS login script into Powershell. I need to be able to run commands determined by computer name and number...for instance, I have complabA01 through complabA70. 01-25
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Any thoughts on how that can be done in Powershell?

You can do this using a regular expression match. For example:
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