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Oct 8, 2023
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The hostname present in the Mac System Preferences is different to the one shown in the terminal.
The following error may also be seen:
This information can be useful when configuring your workstation remotely through ssh, or when you need to change the fully qualified hostname of the workstation (which can't be done from the UI).
Note: The following procedure is for informational purposes only and is not an Autodesk certified or supported workflow. Should issues arise with this procedure, they will not be addressed by Autodesk Customer Support.
Perform the following tasks to change the workstation hostname using the scutil command.
sudo scutil --set HostName <new host name>
So for example:
sudo scutil --set HostName flame01.domain.com
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName <new host name>
So for example:
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName flame01
sudo scutil --set ComputerName <new name>
So for example:
sudo scutil --set ComputerName flame01
dscacheutil -flushcache
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