ZeroTier does not start on Mac Sequoia. That is, after double click zerotier.app, in applications folder, nothing apparently happens.

[jdjacobs22]

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[ethaniel]

Same here. The icon appears in the taskbar for 5 seconds and then goes away.
zerotier-cli info and zerotier-cli status show 401.

Not sure if this is log dump (log show --predicate 'process contains "ZeroTier"') will be of any use:

2025-01-07 01:28:57.813529-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91540              12143  0    ZeroTier: (libsystem_info.dylib) Retrieve User by ID
2025-01-07 01:28:57.815161-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x60000059c000] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.cfprefsd.daemon
2025-01-07 01:28:57.815360-0600 0x3dfc2    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x600000590000] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.cfprefsd.agent
2025-01-07 01:28:57.820987-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x600000594000] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd
2025-01-07 01:28:57.821832-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x60000059c0f0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.pasteboard.1
2025-01-07 01:28:57.822434-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x60000059c1e0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.distributed_notifications@Uv3
2025-01-07 01:28:57.825168-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:AutomaticTermination] void _NSDisableAutomaticTerminationAndLog(NSString *) No windows open yet
2025-01-07 01:28:57.825506-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x6000005900f0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.analyticsd
2025-01-07 01:28:57.826770-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91541              12143  0    ZeroTier: (TCC) TCCAccessRequest() IPC
2025-01-07 01:28:57.826894-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x91541              12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x60000059c2d0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.tccd.system
2025-01-07 01:28:57.827240-0600 0x3dfc2    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreAnalytics) [com.apple.CoreAnalytics:client] Received configuration update from daemon (initial)
2025-01-07 01:28:57.841770-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x91541              12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x60000059c2d0] invalidated after the last release of the connection object
2025-01-07 01:28:57.842157-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  7    ZeroTier: (SkyLight) [com.apple.SkyLight:default] server port 0x00003307, session port 0x00003307
2025-01-07 01:28:57.859473-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  7    ZeroTier: (SkyLight) [com.apple.SkyLight:default] New connection 0x131543 main
2025-01-07 01:28:57.862674-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] CHECKIN: pid=12143
2025-01-07 01:28:57.878459-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] CHECKEDIN: pid=12143 asn=0x0-0x121121 foreground=0
2025-01-07 01:28:57.879533-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x15a006780] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.lsd.modifydb
2025-01-07 01:28:57.882251-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159707230] activating connection: mach=false listener=true peer=false name=(anonymous)
2025-01-07 01:28:57.882264-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159707230] Channel could not return listener port.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.883477-0600 0x3dfc3    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x15a104a70] activating connection: mach=false listener=false peer=true name=com.apple.xpc.anonymous.0x159707230.peer[125].0x15a104a70
2025-01-07 01:28:57.884592-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (HIServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] FRONTLOGGING: version 1
2025-01-07 01:28:57.884593-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (HIServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] Registered, pid=12143 ASN=0x0,0x121121
2025-01-07 01:28:57.886335-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159707230] Channel could not return listener port.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.887107-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (HIServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] BringForward: pid=12143 asn=0x0-0x121121 bringForward=0 foreground=0 uiElement=1 launchedByLS=0 modifiersCount=0 allDisabled=0
2025-01-07 01:28:57.889399-0600 0x3dfc3    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x15a007430] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.lsd.mapdb
2025-01-07 01:28:57.890133-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:Appearance] Current system appearance, (HLTB: 1), (SLS: 0)
2025-01-07 01:28:57.894052-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) No persisted cache on this platform.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908083-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) Could not get size of EAN data (IOConnectCallScalarMethod kAppleNVMeEANGetSize returned 0xE00002E2)
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908134-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) Failed to copy 'aptk' from EAN
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908140-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) Failed to copy APTicket properties. Falling back to default policy.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908145-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) Creating default MGSysConfigPolicy
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908491-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) syscfg is not initialized!
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908525-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) CFDictionaryRef copySyscfgDictionary(void) enumeration of <private> failed.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.908540-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libMobileGestalt.dylib) Failed to find key <private>
2025-01-07 01:28:57.912174-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:Appearance] Current system appearance, (HLTB: 1), (SLS: 0)
2025-01-07 01:28:57.914228-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:Appearance] Post-registration system appearance: (HLTB: 1)
2025-01-07 01:28:57.918900-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159707230] Channel could not return listener port.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.932476-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159707230] Channel could not return listener port.
2025-01-07 01:28:57.951213-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91542              12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreFoundation) Loading Preferences From User CFPrefsD
2025-01-07 01:28:57.952155-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91543              12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreFoundation) Loading Preferences From User CFPrefsD
2025-01-07 01:28:57.981945-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91544              12143  0    ZeroTier: (libsystem_info.dylib) Membership API: translate identifier
2025-01-07 01:28:57.992516-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:Appearance] NSApp cache appearance:
-NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance: 0
-appearance: (null)
-effectiveAppearance: <NSCompositeAppearance: 0x600000898870
 (
    "<NSAquaAppearance: 0x6000008987e0>",
    "<NSSystemAppearance: 0x600000890360>"
)>
2025-01-07 01:28:58.010883-0600 0x3dfc2    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x60000059c3c0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.dock.fullscreen
2025-01-07 01:28:58.012842-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x600000690e00] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.fonts
2025-01-07 01:28:58.041522-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:StatusBar] Warning: the app is using `-[NSStatusBarButton setHighlightsBy:]` to set the highlight behavior. Instead, consider removing that setting. That will enable macOS to highlight the status bar button as appropriate for all configurations (e.g., light, dark, and increased contrast modes).
2025-01-07 01:28:58.060434-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x6000005943c0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.coreservices.appleevents
2025-01-07 01:28:58.062359-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159707230] Channel could not return listener port.
2025-01-07 01:28:58.063093-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (HIServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] SignalReady: pid=12143 asn=0x0-0x121121
2025-01-07 01:28:58.064530-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] SIGNAL: pid=12143 asn=0x0x-0x121121
2025-01-07 01:28:58.071867-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91545              12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreFoundation) Loading Preferences From User CFPrefsD
2025-01-07 01:28:58.072672-0600 0x3dfa4    Activity    0x91546              12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreFoundation) Loading Preferences From System CFPrefsD
2025-01-07 01:28:58.110420-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:AutomaticTermination] void _NSDisableAutomaticTerminationAndLog(NSString *) Restoring windows
2025-01-07 01:28:58.110438-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x6000005905a0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.window_proxies
2025-01-07 01:28:58.110846-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x6000005905a0] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
2025-01-07 01:28:58.112185-0600 0x3dfa4    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (AppKit) [com.apple.AppKit:AutomaticTermination] void _NSEnableAutomaticTerminationAndLog(NSString *) Restoring windows
2025-01-07 01:28:58.123008-0600 0x3dfc3    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x159717290] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.windowmanager.server
2025-01-07 01:29:00.890213-0600 0x3dfc1    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreAnalytics) [com.apple.CoreAnalytics:client] Entering exit handler.
2025-01-07 01:29:00.890223-0600 0x3dfc1    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreAnalytics) [com.apple.CoreAnalytics:client] Queueing exit procedure onto XPC queue. Any further messages sent will be discarded. activeSendTransactions=0
2025-01-07 01:29:00.890313-0600 0x3dfc3    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreAnalytics) [com.apple.CoreAnalytics:client] Cancelling XPC connection. Any further reply handler invocations will not retry messages
2025-01-07 01:29:00.890323-0600 0x3dfc3    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (libxpc.dylib) [com.apple.xpc:connection] [0x6000005900f0] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
2025-01-07 01:29:00.890364-0600 0x3dfc1    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreAnalytics) [com.apple.CoreAnalytics:client] Exiting exit handler.
2025-01-07 01:29:00.890409-0600 0x3dfc3    Default     0x0                  12143  0    ZeroTier: (CoreAnalytics) [com.apple.CoreAnalytics:client] XPC connection invalidated (daemon unloaded/disabled)

[laduke]

try deleting the user local copies of the authtoken

sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zerotier.one.plist
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/ZeroTier/authtoken.secret
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/ZeroTier/One/authtoken.secret
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zerotier.one.plist

[ethaniel]

Yeah, none of that wiping/reinstalling work. I have a fresh install of Sequoia (just bought a Mac Studio) with a fresh Zerotier installation which has the same issue. It's a incompatibility between the new GUI and Sequoia which the devs are clearly not interested in resolving in a timely matter for some reason.

sudo zerotier-cli still works. If it wasn't for the sheer amount of nodes that I have, I'd be switching to Tailscale already.