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Old 02-19-2007
Setup Cron Job
Hello,
I would like setup a CRON job to rename my server's name (host name) every day. For some reason it changes its own name every couple days to server-2.local fron server.local.
Thank you!
-Chris
# 2  
Old 02-20-2007
Would it not make more sense to find out why the server is renaming itself?

Do you use DHCP by chance?

Cheers
ZB
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Old 02-20-2007
Thank you ZB, yes it is using DHCP. I'm pretty sure there is no other sever on the network named genius.local. This is the error I get:
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The server is using Mac OS X server 10.4. I just figured that a cron job would solve the issue even its kinda like putting duck tape on something.
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Old 02-20-2007
Take a look at the DHCP leases file on the DHCP server, and see if there are any existing reservations for that hostname.

Cheers
ZB
 
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