HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MAC HOSTNAME WITH THE COMMAND LINE AND MAKE IT PERMANENT:
Simply replace new_hostname with whatever you want your hostname to be changed to, for example I want to change my Mac’s hostname to MacBookPro, I will use this command:
(Note the “–” before set is two dashes next to each other, –set)
You will be asked for your admin password since you’re using the sudo command. After the command is executed you can verify that the changes took place by typing:
You can also set a temporary hostname change by using the following command:
This will reset itself after your Mac reboots though, so if you want a permanent hostname change, use the above command instead. Thank you to commenter Jim for pointing this out!
scutil –-set HostName new_hostnameSimply replace new_hostname with whatever you want your hostname to be changed to, for example I want to change my Mac’s hostname to MacBookPro, I will use this command:
scutil –-set HostName MacBookPro(Note the “–” before set is two dashes next to each other, –set)
You will be asked for your admin password since you’re using the sudo command. After the command is executed you can verify that the changes took place by typing:
hostnameYou can also set a temporary hostname change by using the following command:
sudo hostname new_hostnameThis will reset itself after your Mac reboots though, so if you want a permanent hostname change, use the above command instead. Thank you to commenter Jim for pointing this out!
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