That's for local network ID I think... I call this computer 'Quicksilver' on my LAN; that's what it says in the sharing pane. Otherwise my system refers to 'bill's computer'
Not sure, but System Preferences>Accounts>Password might be a clue... if it says John Doe there then it looks like the name is editable there I'd google the issue Mike wrote: > It's easier than that, no need for terminal use! > Fire up system preferences, and clock the "sharing" bit, and at the > top is a text box for you to enter the computer name in. I think > > > > On 26 Dec 2009, at 10:37, Ramon Pubill <claupub...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I am posting on behalf of my 73 year old dad. He's beginning to get >> "concerned" that his new eMac has "John Doe's eMac" when we use the >> computer tab for finder windows. >> >> We just bought this eMac off eBay, it really doesn't belong to a guy >> called John Doe. So I created a new account on my dad's name, hoping >> it would fix that but No; the computer is still "John Doe's eMac" and >> we want to be able to change it. I am only familiar with some >> commands in Terminal so if it requires the use of such tool, I will >> use it with a lot of caution and need to be walked through please. We >> do not have OS disk at all, so if it requires a system re-install >> (which I hope it doesn't) then we might be out of luck. >> >> I am sure other people who buy used Mac have seen this before. I had >> an old G3 that was "Bob's G3" but it didn't bother me; so I left it >> alone, used it for 2 years no problem. >> >> If it helps at all, our setup is: >> >> eMac 1.25Ghz >> OS 10.4.11 >> 512MB RAM >> >> Thanks!! >> >> On behalf of: >> R. Pubill >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of the iMac >> Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com >> To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist >> > > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
