Github action runner svc start not working on MacOS Monterey
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Description
Describe the bug
Trying to set up a self-hosted github actions runner as a service so it launches on startup. Currently am getting
starting actions.runner.X
Load failed: 5: Input/output error
Try running `launchctl bootstrap` as root for richer errors.
status actions.runner.X:
/Users/ec2-user/Library/LaunchAgents/actions.runner.X.plist
Stopped
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Configure action runner with ./config.sh
- Install the service with ./svc.sh install (Successful)
- Start the service with ./svc.sh start
Expected behavior
Service starts and can be seen running:
launchctl list | grep X
Runner Version and Platform
Version of your runner?
Latest 2.293
OS of the machine running the runner? OSX/Windows/Linux/...
MacOS Monterey
What's not working?
Service Starting
Workaround:
I can get the runner started by running:
sudo chown root:wheel /Users/ec2-user/Library/LaunchAgents/actions.runner.X
sudo launchctl bootstrap system ~/Library/LaunchAgents/actions.runner.c3-e-c3vsce.GAR-5.plist
Though this is installing the runner in the system domain instead of the user, and the service does not start on restart.
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Research direction
Start with ./svc.sh install and ./svc.sh start, then inspect the generated /Users/ec2-user/Library/LaunchAgents/actions.runner.X.plist and the launchctl status output. Reproduce on macOS Monterey with runner 2.293, using the reported bootstrap command for comparison. Done means the service starts in the intended user domain and launches after restart.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, macos
- Domain
- ci-cd, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100