26.5 Recovery Mode unable to disable SIP

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nathan-pierce-veertu OP

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In the latest 26.5, when creating a VM we can no longer disable SIP. We have confirmed we're using the proper admin user (anka) and its proper password (same one we log into the GUI with). It just keeps asking for the password as if it's wrong.

It's critical we can disable SIP for VMs like we have been in previous versions.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 886535022

FB22649912

Thanks. That seems like the best path forward for this.

Just to clarify:

Is the problem dependent solely on the version of the guest? For example, if you try macOS 26.4 host with macOS 26.5 beta guest, do you still see the problem?
Does this only affect your VM product? Or can you reproduce it with other common Virtualization-based apps?

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nathan-pierce-veertu OP

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https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/22649912

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Answer 2

DTS Engineer OP

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FB22649912

Thanks. That seems like the best path forward for this.

Just to clarify:

Is the problem dependent solely on the version of the guest? For example, if you try macOS 26.4 host with macOS 26.5 beta guest, do you still see the problem?
Does this only affect your VM product? Or can you reproduce it with other common Virtualization-based apps?

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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nathan-pierce-veertu OP

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Is the problem dependent solely on the version of the guest? For example, if you try macOS 26.4 host with macOS 26.5 beta guest, do you still see the problem?

Correct, we test al versions back to 12.x and we only see this with 26.5 so far.

Does this only affect your VM product? Or can you reproduce it with other common Virtualization-based apps?

I just tried another tool and the same thing happens.

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