Introduction
If you are running a Mac with a recent version of macOS, you may experience Iguana running slowly or hanging. This issue is usually caused by an issue with host name on a standalone Mac.
Issue [top]
Iguana runs slowly or hangs
Solution [top]
To solve this issue please do the following:
- Check the hostname being reported for the Computer:
- Run the following command using terminal:
hostname
- If the hostname has “.local” appended to the name (“local” domain), like “mycomputer.local”:
- Then run this terminal command:
sudo hostname -s <samename without .local>
- For “mycomputer.local” you would run the command:
sudo hostname -s mycomputer
- Then run this terminal command:
- Run the following command using terminal:
- Alternatively: Upgrade to Iguana version 6.1 or higher.
Prevention [top]
Using Iguana version 6.1 or higher should prevent this issue.