Apple Remote Desktop: How to remotely set a Bonjour name
Symptoms
In Apple Remote Desktop 2 or later, changing a remote computer's Computer Name via the Manage menu's Rename Computers command does not change the remote computer's Bonjour name.
Products Affected
Apple Remote Desktop 3.X, Apple Remote Desktop 2.2, Apple Remote Desktop 2.x, Bonjour
Resolution
To set the Bonjour name, choose Send Unix Command... from the Manage menu and send the following command:
systemsetup -setlocalsubnetname {NAME.EN_US}
Where {NAME.EN_US} is replaced by the desired Bonjour name. The ".local" name extension is automatically appended to the Bonjour name you choose.
You must specify Run this Command as User: root .
Additional Information
You may use these characters in a Bonjour name:
- Upper or lower case letters
- Numbers
- Hyphens
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