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The hosts file, used to map hostnames to IP addresses. This tag is for questions relating to usage of this file, including reading and modifying its contents to change which IP a hostname is mapped to.

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How to edit the /etc/hosts file with TextEdit?

What worked for me is creating a root user following https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012 Then simply: su root and do changes.
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