Purpose of knowledge article

Resolution

  • Normally, the hostname is the computer name with .local at the end of it
    ie: if the computer name is apple-01, then the hostname will be apple-01.local
  • If the computer name contains spaces, the spaces will be replaced by hyphens
    ie: if the computer name is my mac, then the hostname will be my-mac.local
1On the Finder menu bar, click Go

2Select Utilities
3Launch the Terminal application

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Type hostname and hit the enter/return key on the keyboard

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That is the hostname

If you are often on the Lab VPN, the hostname may change due to the connection with the Lab VPN. So, if you are having an issue finding the hostname on a service, you will want to rerun the instructions while connected to the Lab VPN and try checking for that hostname.

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