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Problems using a Mac as a headless build server
My team has a Mac desktop we use as a build server to do tests, packaging, codesigning, and notarization. The service was kicked off inside a cron job, but we started encountering issues with codesigning (codesign errSecInternalComponent). Eventually we tried turning the service into a LaunchAgent and codesigning now works, presumably because it now has access to the user's keychains. However, this means the service doesn't start until someone logs the user into the console, which is pretty inconvenient at times. We are also finding that the machine is now inaccessible remotely, over SSH and VNC, until there's a console login at the physical host. Our institutional security policies require the use of FileVault and disallow auto-login, and our IT folks haven't suggested any workarounds. What is the recommended way to configure a Mac desktop as a headless server that can reboot without user interaction? We don't, and can't, use XCode. We develop a multi-platform application written in Java.
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