[GH-ISSUE #1389] Endless restart - duplicate screen name - macos Monterey #1077

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opened 2026-05-05 07:27:15 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @jsm174 on GitHub (Nov 5, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1389

What happened?

  1. Installed Server
  2. Installed Client
  3. Went back to Server to answer computer location dialog
  4. Server endlessly restarts

Version

From Git HEAD or commit (specify below)

Git commit hash (if applicable)

2.4.0

If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

Github Releases

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

macOS

What OS versions are you using?

Monterey on both machines

Relevant log output

[2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: starting server
[2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: config file: /private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.KWViuB
[2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: log level: INFO
[2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: drag and drop enabled
[2021-11-05T07:48:09] ERROR: cannot read configuration "/private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.YiXRyY": read error: line 18: duplicate screen name "Jasons-Mac-mini.local"
barriers: no configuration available
[2021-11-05T07:48:09] ERROR: process exited with error code: 4
[2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: detected process not running, auto restarting

[2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: starting server
[2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: config file: /private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.LvSUHh
[2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: log level: INFO
[2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: drag and drop enabled
[2021-11-05T07:48:10] ERROR: cannot read configuration "/private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.TKUnFI": read error: line 18: duplicate screen name "Jasons-Mac-mini.local"
barriers: no configuration available
[2021-11-05T07:48:10] ERROR: process exited with error code: 4
[2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: detected process not running, auto restarting

Any other information

Looked everywhere to see if I could find where a configuration file is at, and can't seem to find one.

Deleted app
Deleted /Users/jmillard/Library/ApplicationSupport/barrier

looked at open files and ports and still can't seem to figure out where config is being loaded from

Originally created by @jsm174 on GitHub (Nov 5, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1389 ### What happened? 1) Installed Server 2) Installed Client 3) Went back to Server to answer computer location dialog 4) Server endlessly restarts ### Version From Git HEAD or commit (specify below) ### Git commit hash (if applicable) 2.4.0 ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? Github Releases ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) macOS ### What OS versions are you using? Monterey on both machines ### Relevant log output ```shell [2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: starting server [2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: config file: /private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.KWViuB [2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: log level: INFO [2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: drag and drop enabled [2021-11-05T07:48:09] ERROR: cannot read configuration "/private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.YiXRyY": read error: line 18: duplicate screen name "Jasons-Mac-mini.local" barriers: no configuration available [2021-11-05T07:48:09] ERROR: process exited with error code: 4 [2021-11-05T07:48:09] INFO: detected process not running, auto restarting [2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: starting server [2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: config file: /private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.LvSUHh [2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: log level: INFO [2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: drag and drop enabled [2021-11-05T07:48:10] ERROR: cannot read configuration "/private/var/folders/wv/ykwy33ms5g1894fjnjybzlwh0000gn/T/Barrier.TKUnFI": read error: line 18: duplicate screen name "Jasons-Mac-mini.local" barriers: no configuration available [2021-11-05T07:48:10] ERROR: process exited with error code: 4 [2021-11-05T07:48:10] INFO: detected process not running, auto restarting ``` ### Any other information Looked everywhere to see if I could find where a configuration file is at, and can't seem to find one. Deleted app Deleted `/Users/jmillard/Library/ApplicationSupport/barrier` looked at open files and ports and still can't seem to figure out where config is being loaded from
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@jsm174 commented on GitHub (Nov 5, 2021):

Closing, as this is basically the same issue:

https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1057

<!-- gh-comment-id:961926021 --> @jsm174 commented on GitHub (Nov 5, 2021): Closing, as this is basically the same issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1057
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