Setting the hostname on your Mac

Setting the hostname on your Mac using scuttle

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Type the following command to change the primary hostname of your Mac:
    sudo scutil –set HostName <new host name>
  3. Type the following command to change the Bonjour hostname of your Mac:
    sudo scutil –set LocalHostName <new host name>
  4. Optional: If you also want to change the computer name, type the following command:
    sudo scutil –set ComputerName <new name>
Like this:
 sudo scutil --get HostName
 sudo scutil --get LocalHostName
 sudo scutil --get ComputerName

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