iMacs and DNS Entries

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6th August 2008, 12:57 PM
techie08

iMacs and DNS Entries

I have just had a room of new iMacs installed and none of them show up in DNS in Windows 2003. Any know know why? and how i can get them to appear?

Thanks
6th August 2008, 01:12 PM
localzuk

They would only show up if they are added to the domain, or if they are added manually.
6th August 2008, 01:18 PM
Ric_

You need to make sure you set the FQDN properly and for some reason, known only to Apple, Macs have several names. Run the following commands as root in a terminal:

Code:

scutil --set ComputerName mycomputer.mydomain.com scutil --set LocalHostName mycomputer.mydomain.com scutil --set HostName mycomputer.mydomain.com

The commands are case sensitive.

I think that the machines will also need to use DHCP to get their IPs too.
6th August 2008, 04:24 PM
techie08

Thanks Ric

So would i have to do this on every mac?
6th August 2008, 07:32 PM
Ric_

Quote:

Originally Posted by techie08

Thanks Ric

So would i have to do this on every mac?

Yeah... I have it in a bash script so that the name gets changed before I join OD and AD.
6th August 2008, 08:21 PM
powdarrmonkey

If they aren't part of the domain, you may also have to configure your DHCP server to add the entries for you. By default I think DHCP only adds if the client requests it to.

Edit: Thinking about it, that may also be true if they are part of the domain. Your mileage may vary.
6th August 2008, 09:06 PM
FN-GM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powdarrmonkey

If they aren't part of the domain, you may also have to configure your DHCP server to add the entries for you. By default I think DHCP only adds if the client requests it to.

Edit: Thinking about it, that may also be true if they are part of the domain. Your mileage may vary.

How do you mean please?
11th August 2008, 01:36 PM
FN-GM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric_

You need to make sure you set the FQDN properly and for some reason, known only to Apple, Macs have several names. Run the following commands as root in a terminal:

Code:

scutil --set ComputerName mycomputer.mydomain.com scutil --set LocalHostName mycomputer.mydomain.com scutil --set HostName mycomputer.mydomain.com

The commands are case sensitive.

I think that the machines will also need to use DHCP to get their IPs too.

Hi, when i try to do this on Tiger i get permission denied do you know why please? The account has admin rights.

Thanks