Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/os/issmscpin.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/os/issmscpin.py	(revision 17126)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/os/issmscpin.py	(revision 17127)
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import socket
+from socket import gethostname
 import subprocess
 import os
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 
 	#first get hostname
-	hostname=socket.gethostname().lower().split('.')[0]
+	hostname=gethostname()
 
 	#first be sure packages are not in the current directory, this could conflict with pscp on windows. 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/os/issmssh.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/os/issmssh.py	(revision 17126)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/os/issmssh.py	(revision 17127)
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import socket
+from socket import gethostname
 import subprocess
 import os
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 
 	#first get hostname 
-	hostname=socket.gethostname().lower().split('.')[0]
+	hostname=gethostname()
 
 	#if same as host, just run the command.