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hi,

so i try to control my pc with my new macbook air

so : pc will be next to my tv, no screen, connected to a projector, mba will be my main computer, connect to a 27" monitor

i spend hours just to be on root ... thx mac system (im noob with it)

and now every time i try to run synergy i get :

bash-3.2# synergys  --config synergy.conf -f
Synergy 1.4.2 Server on Darwin 10.7.0 Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
unknown screen name `new-host.home'

my config :

section: screens
    mba.local:
    btbw-pc:
end
section: links 
    mba.local:
        left = btbw-pc
    btbw-pc:
        right = mba.local
end

section: screens
    mba.local:
    btbw-pc:
end
section: links 
    mba.local:
        left = btbw-pc
    btbw-pc:
        right = mba.local
end

this make me crazy, why i have to deal with terminal and all that shi*** commands control, cant it be simple as windows :'(

thx for your help !

asked 21 May '11, 23:20

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Please accept my answer if it is correct.

(24 May '11, 15:30) nbolton ♦♦

This error happens because your computer is called "new-host.home", but in your config you're calling it "mba.local". The least complicated fix is to change "mba.local" to "new-host.home" in your config.

Alternative fixes are: Correcting the actual name of your Mac in the Mac OS settings, or using the --name argument when starting the synergys process.

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answered 23 May '11, 08:24

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edited 23 May '11, 08:24

In http://synergy-foss.org/osqa/questions/2468/screen-name-used-on-a-mac I was trying to do your alternative fix, but it didn't work. Where in the Mac OS settings do I need to change the name for it to work?

(01 Apr, 17:59) DavidOneill
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