Has anyone had issues with using Rancher Desktop w...
# rancher-desktoph
high-lifeguard-82905
08/11/2025, 7:00 PMHas anyone had issues with using Rancher Desktop with macOS 15.6? Getting this error when trying to run as sudo:
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fast-garage-66093
08/11/2025, 7:20 PMMost likely some security software from your company interfering. Are you sure you need to run with admin privs? Most people don't.
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high-lifeguard-82905
08/12/2025, 8:01 AM@fast-garage-66093 We use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and have CIS L1 deployed
high-lifeguard-82905
08/12/2025, 8:28 AMCould it be this particular CIS policy blocking it: The CIS Level 1 macOS 15.0 benchmark recommends securing user home folders by setting specific permissions. This means restricting access to other users and guests, preventing them from browsing or accessing the contents of a user's home directory. This is achieved by setting the permissions to 700, which allows only the owner (the user) to read, write, and execute files within the folder.
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fast-garage-66093
08/12/2025, 4:58 PMIt looks more like something is preventing you from creating files in
/etc/sudoers.dfast-garage-66093
08/12/2025, 5:00 PMWhat is the reason you need to run Rancher Desktop with administrative access? It is only needed to create the docker socket in the default location, and to have a routable IP address for the VM instead of relying on port forwarding to localhost. Most application work just fine with a docker context and don't need the socket in the default location.
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high-lifeguard-82905
08/13/2025, 8:37 AM@fast-garage-66093 Testcontainers requires administrative access in Rancher Desktop to create necessary symlinks, such as for the Docker socket at /var/run/docker.sock, which allows it to interact with the Docker daemon effectively. Without these permissions, Testcontainers may not function properly, leading to connection issues
high-lifeguard-82905
08/13/2025, 8:38 AMf
fast-garage-66093
08/13/2025, 4:11 PMCan't you just set
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export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$HOME/.rd/docker.sockh
high-lifeguard-82905
08/14/2025, 12:34 PMGet the same errors with or without sudo now
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fast-garage-66093
08/14/2025, 6:02 PMThat doesn't make sense; the app should not be touching
/etc/sudoers.dh
high-lifeguard-82905
08/18/2025, 9:18 AM@fast-garage-66093 yes we have local admin rights
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gentle-account-72998
08/18/2025, 9:30 AMHi @fast-garage-66093. My team and I are having this issue. I've tried a factory reset, now I'm getting this error when opening Rancher:
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'/Users/dianamaftei/Library/Application Support/rancher-desktop/lima/_config/0.yaml'
],
stdout: '',
stderr: 'time="2025-08-18T11:29:15+02:00" level=info msg="Terminal is not available, proceeding without opening an editor"\n' +
'time="2025-08-18T11:29:15+02:00" level=info msg="Stopping socket_vmnet daemon for \\"rancher-desktop-shared\\" network"\n' +
'time="2025-08-18T11:29:15+02:00" level=fatal msg="passwordLessSudo error: failed to run [sudo --user root --group wheel --non-interactive true]: exit status 1"\n',
code: 1,
[Symbol(child-process.command)]: '/Applications/Rancher Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/resources/darwin/lima/bin/limactl start --tty=false /Users/dianamaftei/Library/Application Support/rancher-desktop/lima/_config/0.yaml'
}👍 1
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fast-garage-66093
08/27/2025, 3:27 AMPlease try without using "Admin mode"; something in your config makes it incompatible
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