All Products: Why Does the macOS Hostname Automatically Change?
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Article ID: 286582
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Products
Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)
Issue/Introduction
Why does the hostname reported change automatically on macOS?
Environment
All Products
macOS: All Supported Versions
Resolution
By default the macOS is configured to use a dynamic global hostname that changes based on the IP Address. This can be managed in several ways, more details can be found here.