System Preferences Sharing Issue - computer is mis-named somehow

Hello all,
I have 2 MBP's and I connect to one often through screen sharing. The machine i connect to now has the screen sharing name of an Airport Express that i set up with it. It also has this name in web sharing as well. Is there a way to change this back to the default naming, the computer name?

If this problem is due to DNS, look in your configuration. What is the number one DNS server address? Is it local, or is it on the Internet at large? Or post the Address here and folks can help you look it up.
192.168.yyy.zzz
10.xxx.yyy.zzz
172.xxx.yyy.zzz
are all strictly local.

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In System Preferences- Sharing- Remote Management the address doesn't reflect the computer name.

Hi,
I have a dual boot system with two seperate hard drives, Lion and Snow Leopard. One drive has a name of mac-pro2 for Lion and mac-pro2sl for Snow Leopard. Something happened when I rebooted from Snow Leopard to Lion that in System Preferences->Sharing->Remote Management that the computer name had changed to the Snow Leopard computer name it has a address and name of mac-pro2sl. I have change the Computer Name: and it worked and was changed to mac-pro2 but Remote Management still has the address of mac-pro2sl and doesn't reflect the computer name. I can ssh into Lion with mac-pro2sl but I have a conflict with from other computers when I log in with a warning of "Remote Host Identification has Changed". How do you change the computer name for remote management and ssh?
I have changed the hostname and it reflects the change when you login, mac-pro2 for Lion. But when you ssh into Lion it requires mac-pro2sl not mac-pro2.
When I change the computer name it shows below that the name in "Remote Management: On" "computer using the address mac-pro2sl" is selected but then doesn't change but remains the same when the dialog closes. How do you change the address to reflect the computer name? Is there a command line utility?
Thanks for any help.

If this problem is due to DNS, look in your configuration. What is the number one DNS server address? Is it local, or is it on the Internet at large? Or post the Address here and folks can help you look it up.
192.168.yyy.zzz
10.xxx.yyy.zzz
172.xxx.yyy.zzz
are all strictly local.

Hi! I have a WD my book external hard drive plugged into my imac and I want to share it over my network with my apple tv. I went into system preferences sharing, checked "file sharing" and added my external hard drive to the shared folder. So now it is

Hi!
I have a WD my book external hard drive plugged into my imac and I want to share it over my network with my apple tv. I went into system preferences > sharing, checked "file sharing" and added my external hard drive to the shared folder. So now it is listed in "shared folders" but under "users" everything is grayed out (it says "read and write" for "everyone" - but "read and write" is grayed out, and it doesn't let me add or subtract users). Now I can access all of the folders I shared from my imac except for the externalhard drive. What's going on?

Hi RRFS!,thanks for help.I forgot to tell that hard drive has 2 partitions 1:format :Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and that works properly,2:format:MS-DOS (FAT32) and when i "get info" for both :first has shering & permitions:You can read and write - with name and privilege, second has shaing & prermissions:You can read and write- without name and privilege

System preferences, sharing, remote management?

Hello,
Could someone tell me where I can find more information of how to use remote management that is under system preferences, sharing. What is the difference between screen sharing and remote management? It will be a great help as I am learning my way round my mybook and this feature would be of great help.
Thanks!

Hi Allan,
Open System Preferences (Applications folder) and click the Sharing icon. Very bottom right of that window click the ? mark. That will prompt the Help Viewer for the Sharing preferences. You can type in keywords at the top of that window in the search field. Example: Remote Management
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I have been searching for documentation about whether or not the services offered in System Preferences > Sharing is securely encrypted or not.
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But what about Screen Sharing (VNC) and File Sharing (AFP)?

You are right - naked file sharing over the internet is a bad idea.
However, you can set it up within an "SSH tunnel", which encrypts the data.
An overview of the general concept can be found here (http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1816). It is arcane (fun for some!) and uses a bit of command line magic, but it works.
Alternatively, you can use a service like "logmein", which does most of the heavy lifting for you.

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I've now found that on my Powerbook the Airport choice shows up if after the "Share your connection from" I chose something other than Airport. Not so with my wife's iBook Airport is always a choice. Now I am confused.

HT1507 I do not see a firewall tab when going to System Preferences Sharing?

I do not see a firewall tab when going to System Preferences>Sharing.
I am unable to make or receive iChat video calls.
Trying to figure out what is going on with my router.

Hi,
For others.
The Firewall is in System Preferences > Security > Firewall
There are then slight variances in Leopard and Snow Leopard/Lion about when you turn it ON and when you can access the Advanced Button
If it is set to ON then you need to go to the Advanced Button and Enable Allow Signed software
You may also need to add iChat (Or message beta) to the List.
NOTE
Enabling Stealth will stop iChat/Messages from working.
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How do i re-download system preference onto my computer without using the snowlepord disc, how do i re-download system preference onto my computer without using the snowlepord disc

how do i re-download system preference onto my computer without using the snowlepord disc, how do i re-download system preference onto my computer without using the snowlepord disc

Do you mean the System Preferenes application?
If so, you should be able to restore it from your backups.
If you don't have backups:
If your Mac came with Snow Leopard, call AppleCare. They'll send a replacement set of discs for a nominal fee.
If it didn't, you can still get the Retail Snow Leopard discs for $30.
Then get a good external HD (or Time Capsule) and start making regular backups. Hard drives fail; other things go wrong; and laptops get lost or stolen. Without good backups, you risk losing all your data.
You might want to review the Time Machine Tutorial, and perhaps browse Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

System Preferences - Sharing Panel shows after startup, why?

Systems Preferences > Sharing opens after startup but is not requested as a Login Item;
this annoys the **** out of me.
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     repair permissions,
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     reset permissions on Sys Pref > Sharing to no sharing
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What is the simplest method to set up a new user and transfer all my data to that user and get rid of the old one?
Is there a better way to fix it without setting up a new account?
It drives me nuts.
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Hi,
I cleared the System cache using OnyX and that fixed the problem.
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System preference/sharing lock icon permissions

i would like to find a log of system preferences / sharing , that would show when the lock icon is becoming unlocked on its own.
the OS is up to date with current software updates.
when i do open system preference / sharing from the doc, sharing is unlocked.
this has happened many times.
now i keep system preference sharing or network in eyeball view during any session and off to the side so i can watch the lock icon. and the lock icon stays in a lock position. i have expereinced that if i close system preference and then re open some other time days, the lock icon would be open in sharing or network.
I have searched in console logs, yet i do not know precisly what key words or phrases or alphanumeric combo would or could id actions in system preferences or if i could actually find any hint of unlock action of and in system preferences in console. every other action detail is in there, so it seems.
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Open the Security pane of System Preferences and check whether System Preferences is set to require a password to unlock each secure pane. If it's not, simply being logged in as an administrator will unlock all the panes except for Accounts.
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System preferences, Sharing: just a few items?

Hi,
I saw a video tutorial recently, in which the instructor started Apache by turning on "Personal Web Sharing" under "Sharing" in "System Preferences", from an earlier version of OSX Server. But in OSX SL Server I find only 7 items, and there is no "Personal Web Sharing" or even "Web Sharing". Nor do I find "Printer Sharing", "Internet Sharing", "XGrid Sharing", etc. etc. Are these placed somewhere else or did I do something wrong?

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You may have been slightly confused about what you were looking at? Personal, Printer, Web, FTP and the rest are only available in the Client OS via the Sharing Preferences Pane. For OSX Server most of these are dedicated Services with their own 'fuller-featured' interfaces accessed via Server Admin. You won't see them in OSX Server's Sharing Preferences Pane in other words.
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Apart from the interface you can access all of these services as well as some features not available in the GUI using the command line:
man serveradmin
Would be a good place to start. Not sure how effective some of the command line tools are if indeed you chose Standalone at the beginning? This 'special' mode seems to behave in a way most of the experienced contributors/users on here are not familiar with because we simply don't use it. Standard/Standalone also seems to use config files in a different way? This is a shame as most of the current crop of posters looking for help are not necessarily getting what they were hoping for?
Of course I could be assuming too much here and you are actually using SA and WGM normally?
Tony

Screen Saver System Preferences layout issue on Yosemite

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After a clean install (first formatted and installed from a clean bootable USB-stick (so a really clean install)), the Screen Saver System Preferences shows a glitch after activating the Photos App (I think). I checked every step in the process and the glitch showed up after activating the Photos App.
When navigating to System Preferences and then to Desktop & Screen Saver, first it shows two columns of screen saver types (as it should be), but when the photos from the Photos App are loaded (in the background in the Desktop screen), the preview window with the selected screen saver stretches half a centimeter to the left, pushing one of the two columns away.
I have already tried reinstalling Mac OS Yosemite 10.10.3, deleting caches, removing screen saver config files (tip from Linc Davis), etc. The console does not show useful information (for me).
In my case the issue shows up on my iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) and MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014). Only on the MacBook the two columns merge to one. One the iMac I only see a small stretch, but it does not cause the two columns to merge.
Please reply if the same issue occurs and if there is a known solution.
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Hi Cameron I'm not going to be much help because I too have exactly the same problem with my machine - I have tried re-installing Leopard and that makes not one scrap of difference - I have cleared out all the rubbish on the machine - no difference - sent umpteen "reports" to Apple expecting some sort of response - after all the OS is the best thing since sliced bread so they can't have many reports to deal with - perhaps its us causing the problem.
Regards Bob

System Preferences Compatability Issue

I recently went from Leopard to tiger after a system crash, and now I am unable to open my system preferences (using tiger OS X). Is there any way to get back the tiger system preferences with out completely wiping my drive?

Were you using the original DVD's that came with your computer when installing Tiger, usedthrone, or a retail set of Tiger discs? If it is the latter, then it may be that you are using too early a version for use with your MacBook Pro.
If you used your original discs, then try an "archive and install".
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File Sharing Missing from System Preferences Sharing

Hello, I am running MAC OSX Server 10.5.8. When I open System Preferences and click on Sharing I do not see the option to enable File Sharing. What must I do to get that to show up in the list? Right now my list looks like this...
__ DVD or CD Sharing
__ Screen Sharing
__ Remote Login
__ Remote Management
__ Remote Apple Events
__ Bluetooth Sharing
That's it. No File Sharing and everything I have searched to this point makes me believe it should be there.
Also, I have enabled AFP, NFS, SMP in the Server Admin. I have also turned off Firewall just to see what happened. Nothing.
Thanks for your help.
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Scripting System Preferences - Ampersand Issue

Hello,
I'm trying to make an AppleScript to quickly change a bunch of System Preferences. I've gotten most of them set up fine, but when I attempt to click the "Users & Groups" button, AppleScript can't find it.
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
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end tell
tell application "System Events"
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I think it may have something to do with the ampersand in the string, but I didn't have this problem with selecting "Security & Privacy" at another point in the code. I've checked the UIElementInspector and it tells me that the title is indeed "Users & Groups" for the button, but it breaks the line after the ampersand like so (this doesn't happen with "Security & Privacy"):
<AXApplication: “System Preferences”>
<AXWindow: “System Preferences”>
<AXScrollArea>
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Groups”>
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There are two problems with your script, as presented.
First, since you select the Desktop & Screen Effect preference pane in line 3, the rest of the script is doomed to fail since there is no 'window "System Preferences" - it's now called "Desktop & Screen Saver" (or whatever your localized version is called), and there is no button to click.
Assuming you resolve that (e.g. by removing the 'set current pane...' line, the second problem is hinted at by your UIElementInspector output.
You see, there is no button called 'Users & Groups'. The actual button is called
"Users &
Groups"
- yes, there is a return after the ampersand, not a space - this isn't an issue of simple text wrapping.
Therefore you want to:
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