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Set all four OS X computer names using a script.
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osx-set-all-names.sh
#!/bin/bash
read -p "Enter new machine name: " MAC_NAME
# Bonjour name ending in .local
scutil --set LocalHostName "$MAC_NAME"
# Friendly name shown in System Preferences > Sharing
scutil --set ComputerName "$MAC_NAME"
# The name recognized by the hostname command
scutil --set HostName "$MAC_NAME"
# Save the computer's serial number in a variable so it can be used in the next command.
serialNum=$(ioreg -l | awk '/IOPlatformSerialNumber/ { split($0, line, "\""); printf("%s\n", line[4]); }')
# Set the NetBIOS name as the serial number
defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server NetBIOSName -string "$serialNum"
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