Apple 10.6 manual Administering Services, To change computer name and local hostname

You can use the scutil command-line tool to set the local hostname and local hostname. For more information, see the scutil man page.

Do not use the changeip command-line tool to change computer names, even though the tool is still available.

To change computer name and local hostname:

mm Change the names in the Network pane of the Settings section for the server in Server Admin.

From the command line:

sudo scutil --set ComputerName <newComputerName> sudo scutil --set LocalHostName <newLocalHostName>

Administering Services

To work with a service on a server selected in the Servers list of Server Admin,

click the service in the list under the server. You can view information about a service (logs, graphs, and so forth) and manage its settings.

The following is a sample service configuration pane in Server Admin.

To start or stop a service, select it and then click Start <service name> or Stop <service name> in the bottom action bar.

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