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The host name contains illegal characters
I am getting thie message in the logs:
"The host name contains illegal characters This may cause undefined behavior when using some network services. Please change the host name using only valid characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -)"
I am presuming this why for some time I have had issues with access on some devices. Can I just edit the Host Name from "ReadyNAS_****" to just "ReadyNAS123" etc?
Also I have just upgraded to 6.10.1 and I am now seeing a ? in my Finder, this may be caused by the same isssue.
Is it safe to change the Host Name?
Jim
jimcocteau wrote:
"The host name contains illegal characters This may cause undefined behavior when using some network services. Please change the host name using only valid characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -)"
Many devices are ok with _, but it is illegal per RFC 1123.
jimcocteau wrote:
Can I just edit the Host Name from "ReadyNAS_****" to just "ReadyNAS123" etc?
Is it safe to change the Host Name?
It is safe to change it. Some devices might have the old name in their cache - rebooting them will of course fix that.
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jimcocteau wrote:
"The host name contains illegal characters This may cause undefined behavior when using some network services. Please change the host name using only valid characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -)"
Many devices are ok with _, but it is illegal per RFC 1123.
jimcocteau wrote:
Can I just edit the Host Name from "ReadyNAS_****" to just "ReadyNAS123" etc?
Is it safe to change the Host Name?
It is safe to change it. Some devices might have the old name in their cache - rebooting them will of course fix that.
Thanks StephenB thought that was the case.
will renane amd reboot.
Jim
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