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How To Change The Hostname In Mac OS X

This is a sample procedure I did when renaming the hostname of my Mac computer.

VERIFY CURRENT HOSTNAME SETTINGS

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ hostname

Chads-MBP

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --get ComputerName

Chad’s MacBook Pro

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --get LocalHostName

Chads-MacBook-Pro

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --get HostName

HostName: not set

Chads-MBP:~ chad$

TO CHANGE HOSTNAMES

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --set HostName "CTW-MBP15"

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --set ComputerName "Chad's Technoworks Macbook Pro"

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "CTW-MBP15-local"

Chads-MBP:~ chad$

VERIFY CHANGES

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --get HostName

CTW-MBP15

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --get ComputerName

Chad's Technoworks Macbook Pro

Chads-MBP:~ chad$ sudo scutil --get LocalHostName

CTW-MBP15-local

Chads-MBP:~ chad$

Then, Reboot the Mac Computer