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Change Mac computer and host name
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CHANGE_MAC_COMPUTER_NAME.md

Change a Mac computer name:

sudo scutil --set ComputerName "newname"
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "newname"
sudo scutil --set HostName "newname"
dscacheutil -flushcache

Reboot.

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