keybase / keybase/client

macOS 10.14.6 fresh install & after restore fm Time Machine backup, Keybase 4.4.2 & 4.5.0 will not launch/reinstall `Keybase Install Error`

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Description

Hardware failure required restoration of macOS (10.14.6) system. After restoration, Keybase did not launch.

Deleting old Keybase.app and downloading newest install version does not clean things up.
`keybase log send` doesn't work -- there's no `keybase` binary or script.

Keybase install error complains about missing expected PIDs. Those PIDs are indeed not present.

kbfs-glitch

Clicking ignore results in another go-around, with different expected PIDs indeed not present.

Have and can send logs (3 lines) and more info. Don't want to post those in a public issue tracker, though.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing the failure on macOS 10.14.6 after restoring from a Time Machine backup, comparing Keybase 4.4.2 and 4.5.0 and recording the missing-PID messages. Done means the installation or launch failure is reproduced, diagnosed, and verified as resolved with the available logs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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