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Set or Change Hostname (via the GUI)

  • Open System Preferences
  • Select Sharing
    Select the Edit button and enter your desired Local Hostname and click OK

Note:  If the Edit button is greyed out, click on the Lock Icon, authenticate with an admin account

Set or Change Hostname (via Terminal) - OS X Mavericks or newer

  • Open Terminal by going to Applications, then Utilities, and select Terminal

  • The type the following:

sudo hostname -s new_hostname
For example:  sudo hostname -S ECE-MAC

Set or Change Hostname (via Terminal) - OS X 10.6 - 10.8

  • Open Terminal by going to Applications, then Utilities, and select Terminal

  • The type the following:

sudo scutil –-set HostName new_hostname
For example: sudo scutil –-set HostName ECE-MAC

 

 

 

 

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