Managing the Computer, Host, and Bonjour Names

These names are used by networking applications to identify a computer.

Computer Name

The computer name is the local name of a computer. This name is typically assigned to the computer when the operating system is installed. Use the serversetup tool to view or modify the computer name.

To display the computer name:

$ sudo systemsetup -getcomputername

or

$ sudo networksetup -getcomputername

or

$ serversetup -getComputername

To change the computer name:

$ sudo systemsetup -setcomputername computername

or

$ sudo networksetup -setcomputername computername

or

$ sudo serversetup -setComputername computername

To validate a computer name:

$ serversetup -verifyComputername computername

Hostname

The host name is a unique name that corresponds to a unique hardware MAC address. It is the name that the network uses to identify a device attached to the network. Use the serversetup tool to view or modify the host name.

To display the server’s local host name:

$ serversetup -getHostname

To change the server’s local host name:

$ sudo serversetup -setHostname hostname

Note: You can also set and get the host name using snmpd and scutil tools.

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