How do I change my computer's name?

Right now my computer's name is my first and last name and then 15" G4 powerbook. How do I go about changing the name(if I can). Because when I am in a wireless network I find the name a bit too revealing of my identity. Thanks.

Hi Sepehr --
Here's everything you need to know: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh632.html
Short answer: Go to System Preferences (click the Apple menu in the upper left-hand corner of your screen) > click on the "Sharing" preference pane and just type in whatever name you wish in the space provided.
-- JDee

Similar Messages

How do I change the computer's "Name"?

Hi - I recently upgraded from a Mac Mini to an iMac G5, and as I was setting up the G5 it prompted me thru a firewire data exchange from my old Mac Mini.
Now, in systems preferences and software setup, everything in the iMac keeps referring to "My Mac Mini". The mini must have asked me to name my computer (don't remember how or when), and moving everything to the new iMac renamed my iMac also.
How do I get my iMac to stop thinking that it is a mini? Where do I go to change the "computer name" on the iMac? - Thanks!

It's nice when one can solve a problem so definitively!
Miriam
========================================================================
IF YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTION:
========================================================================
When you return to view the answers, please mark responses appropriately. Simply login and select the value you desire for applicable responses. As the author of the original question, you may assign a helpfulness value to responses. Please use the following when rating a response:
None: The response was simply a point of clarification to my original question or didn't really help.
Helpful: This response helped with a portion of my question, but I still need some additional help.
Solved: This response has solved my problem completely.

How do I change my computer's name to mine from the previous owner's?

My computer still is identified by the prior owner's name at various places. It is still identified as "John Smith's Macbook Pro". How can I change that to my own name within the computer? Thanks in advance.
Thomas

Great!
Please note the items listed under Legend in the right sidebar of this page.

How do i change the computer user name

I registered the computer as under my name originally. I want to change it to my daughters name. How can I do this?

Not sure you can change a registration, but you can start here.
Also, if you erase the hard drive and reinstall OS X then she can complete all the Setup Assistant information, create her own account and password, install only the third-party applications she wants.
Backup the drive so all the stuff that's on it now is preserved in case it's needed.
Boot from the OS X Installer Disc One that came with the computer. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select the startup volume from the left side list then click on the Erase tab. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) then click on the Options button. Select the one pass Zero Data option and click on the OK button. Then click on the Erase button.
Note: You can skip the Zero Data option if you are not concerned about removing sensitive personal data from the hard drive. If you choose to skip this part of the process then it is possible for others to recover data from the hard drive. The Zero Data procedure will prevent others from getting access to your personal information.
This process will take 30 minutes to several hours depending upon the size of the hard drive. After formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Now complete the OS X installation. At the completion of the installation the computer will restart. She will be presented with the Setup Assistant just as if it were new out of the box.

Mac OS X 10.5: How can I change my computer's name?

This may seem trivial, however it's driving me crazy. When I set up my Macbook Pro, I neglected to change the name from the default. Now the computer is identified by a name that I would like to change to reflect the primary user (me). Ho do I do this?
Thanks

computer name can be changed in system preferences->sharing.

How do I change the computer's Admin name so that I can give it away?

How do I change the computer's Admin name so that I can give it away?

There is copy protected software and a licensed copy of OS X that the next owner isn't allowed to use nor can update.
Your supposed to erase all software from the machine and return it to the OS X version that came with it, 10.6 is the earliest you can go.
How do I securely delete data from the machine?
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
How to reformat a used Mac
Erase, formatting, OS X installs on Mac's

In finder under places, my mac does displays "macuser", how do I change it to my name/computer name?

In finder under places, my mac does displays "macuser", how do I change it to my name/computer name?

Here are the instructions from Apple on changing the user short name or home directory name. I've used this on a couple of used MacBooks I've bought on eBay.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428

How can I change my computer name

My work computer is named the previous person who had it who's not hear any more.
Now it says the name is: "his name - my name"
How can I change the name to just my name?
Thx,
Steven

Thanks Eric. I note a few differences though.
First there is no "Users & Groups" icon in the top level of System Prefs. However while exploring I found under "Sharing" you can change the computer's name there. One would think it's in Accounts, but it's not. I did add myself as an Admin when I first got here but that just appended my name with a hyphen to the previous employee name
So I changed Computer name to my name in the field in Sharing and then saw there's an Edit button. There you can change the lost hostname, whatever that is. I shouldn't do these things without knowing, I know, but I changed it but it doesn't allow spaces and adds hyphens. Since I have a Home comper, I named this work computer differently and hypens were added plus the suffix; .local.
There is a "Use dynamic global hostname checkbox which was unchecked so I left it that way. Do you know what the global hostname does and if I need to check it? What happens when you do?
Making the local hostname: my name-V1-Computer.Local, didn't change the Computer name field when you return to it. It still has the name I gave it before assigning the .local name.
But if I go into MM for example and then Advance to see which computers sync to MM, I see my home computer and work computer which is still named: previous emloyee's Computer - Steven Lastname (This Computer). So obviously the complete computer name hasn't changed.
The article you give above gets you to the Directory Utility in Utilities to change the Root info.
It says after open the lock icon: Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
But the only thing to do in the main Directory Utility is: Add/configure a Directory server, again don't know what that does, but clicking it all you can do is set the drop down to: Open Directory or Active Directory, fill in the Server Name or IP Address field.
There are no fields for "enter admin account and pw" which I assume is me since I'm listed that way in Sys Prefs > Accounts, and the only Admin listed for this computer.
So I'm at an impasse. I don't see why this is all sy cryptic, but assume it's for security purposes. Well it's working. I can config my own computer
Am way of the beaten path? In a parallel universe? Or close?
Sorry for long email, but hopefully this will end up being a good tutorial for the next happless chap that can't rename his/her computer.

HT1202 How do i change the computer for my iphone? it says iphone will syn automatically once it is plugged into "DUCH..." (not my computer name) . what should i do to change that?

How do i change the computer for my iphone? it says iphone will syn automatically once it is plugged into "DUCH..." (not my computer name) . what should i do to change that?

Connect your phone to iTunes and in the Summary pane, hit the "Sync with this iOS device over Wi-Fi"
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2560

How do I change the Home file name back to Home?

Help! - How do I change the Home file name back to Home? My supplier changed it to Demo. I've tried pressing return, control click and Get Info but none gives access to change the name. Any ideas?

The Home folder isn't named "Home." It is named for the user account it represents.
Who is your "supplier?" Sounds like they're not terribly bright.
Can you provide some details on why they "changed" it. Is this a brand new Mac? Were you having information transferred from another computer?
It sounds like you just need to create a new account and get rid of "Demo."
While logged into the "Demo" account, go to System Preferences in the Apple Menu.
Click on Users & Groups
If the padlock is locked, click on it and enter your password.
Click the + button at the bottom of the list of users. This will create a new account. Fill in the information you'd like to use for your account. The account name is what will be used for the "Home" folder.
Once created, select it from the list and check the box to "Allow user to administer this computer."
You can then log out of "Demo" and log in as your new user. If there is nothing in the Demo account that you want, you can delete it from the Users & Groups System Pref.

Authentication popups after computer name changed to computer record name

Hi
I'm not sure if anyone else is facing this issue, but I have been unable to find anything in the forums.
I have setup a number of client machines on Lion Server, all using 10.7.4. I used WGM and Remote Desktop to make some changes and deploy software
Since then, I have been getting the following authentication popup on all client machines (twice after login, and then every 30 mins or so afterwards):
Mac OS S wants to make changes. Type an administrator's name and password to allow this.
The changes made prior to this happening were:
- Overplay VPN installed (using RD pkg install)
- Adobe CS 5.5 installed (using Adobe Enterprise Deployment Tool and RD package install)
- Evernote installed (using RD copy)
- Set computer name to computer record name (From WGM > Computer Groups > Preferences > Options)
I have now removed all the installed software from one machine, and log in as administrator, unbind the machine, rename the computer manually to the record name, rebind the computer.
As far as I can see, I have reverted all changes one at a time, and am still receiving the admin password requests when logged in as a network user.
The only machine that seems to be ok, is the one where the name change to computer record name was unsuccessful.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can fix this issue?
Thanks
Suraj

Issue resolved. It turns out none of my changes caused the issue as much as Google Chrome Autoupdates. The new version constantly checks for updates which makes clients on Lion Server go haywire. Solution to turn off auto-updating:
Open a Terminal window:
defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0
Relaunch Chrome.

How do I change an e-mail name reserved for iCloud?

How do I change an e-mail name reserved for iCloud?

Not sure what you mean, do you have an iCloud account that you wish to change the email address of?
Please explain more fully.

HT204053 I have an iCloud account on my Mac which has a different account name to that on my iPhone. How can I change the Mac account name to that on the iPhone?

Hi,
I have an iCloud account on my Mac which has a different account name to the iCloud account on my iPhone. How can I change the Mac account name to match the iPhone one? Kuranda.

You can't change it in one step. Sign out of the one now on the Mac, sign onto the right one.

How do I change the itunes user name on my iphone?

How do I change the itunes user name on my iphone? When I attempt to purchase an app or update the existing ones, the previous owner of this iphone has their information displayed and asks for the password as their user name is automatically prompted?

The apps are tied to the account from which they were purchased. If the apps were purchased from the previous owners account, then they would have to be updated from that account. you should not have these apps anyway. You need to buy your own.
Read the manual. it will tell you how to sign into your account to buy apps.
iPhone User Guide (For iOS 4.2 and 4.3 Software)
I would suggest restoring as new.

How can I change my iCloud account name ?

Howe can I change my iCloud account name?

I know this is a year later, but someone may want to know. Go to http://appleid.apple.com login and you can change it there.

How do I change my computer's name?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for