fix: launchctl load before kickstart for SSH and screen sharing on macOS 26#32
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…g on macOS 26 launchctl enable fails on a fresh VM because the service isn't yet bootstrapped into launchd. Switching to launchctl load -w registers and enables the service in one step, after which kickstart works. Verified on macOS 26.5.1: ssh.plist is present with label com.openssh.sshd. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Without ServerAliveInterval, a silent VM left the SSH call hanging indefinitely. The step now fails within ~90 seconds of the VM going silent, and hard-kills at 15 minutes regardless. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Closing - the SSH keepalive and timeout changes from this PR are now included in #33. The setup.sh changes here were superseded by changes already on main (launchctl enable approach for macOS 26 was already correct there). |
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launchctl enable system/com.openssh.sshdfails withcould not find serviceon a fresh VM because the service isn't bootstrapped into launchd yet.launchctl enablerequires the service to already be registered.launchctl enablewithlaunchctl load -w, which registers and enables the service in one step.launchctl kickstartthen starts it immediately.launchctl load -w, withkickstartonly on macOS 26+.Verified on macOS 26.5.1:
ssh.plistis present at/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plistwith labelcom.openssh.sshd.Test plan
setup/setup.shon a fresh macOS 26 VM and confirm SSH is accessible after completion🤖 Generated with Claude Code