The previous method to auto start VM through MacOS shortcut app at boot no longer works in most recent update of UTM

[EagleDTW]

Describe the issue
The previous method to auto start VM through MacOS shortcut app at boot no longer works in most recent update of UTM. before you'd list a URL of "utm=start?name=VM_ID" but this no longer actually starts the VM just sits there and asks for permission and even allowing and re-executing does nothing

Configuration

• UTM Version: 4.5.2
• macOS Version: 14.4.1
• Mac Chip (Intel, M1, ...): M2 Pro

Crash log
N/A

Debug log
N/A - no syslog or debug in the VM the shortcut app fails silently.

Upload VM
N/A - happens across all VMs not VM dependent.

[osy]

Please refer to the release notes. The URL scheme has been removed due to security concerns (#6155). You are advised to use the utmctl tool or the Apple Script interface.

[EagleDTW]

What’s the substitute commands for utmctl and apple script and method to call it from shortcuts app? Thanks On May 12, 2024, at 4:14 PM, osy ***@***.***> wrote: Please refer to the release notes. The URL scheme has been removed due to security concerns (#6155). You are advised to use the utmctl tool or the Apple Script interface. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[osy]

Run /Applications/UTM.app/Contents/MacOS/utmctl to see how to use the CLI. Then in Shortcuts use the Run Shell Script action to run your action.

[EagleDTW]

Thank you, Osy!On May 12, 2024, at 7:06 PM, osy ***@***.***> wrote: Run /Applications/UTM.app/Contents/MacOS/utmctl to see how to use the CLI. Then in Shortcuts use the Run Shell Script action to run your action. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[EagleDTW]

Hi Osy, This works in shortcuts and in terminal, but not on startup login shortcut shell script: /Applications/UTM.app/Contents/MacOS/utmctl start HAOS Says that it can't find the VM location...Is there something better to use such as UUID and how do you find this for the VMs? Thanks, Daniel

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On May 12, 2024, at 7:06 PM, osy ***@***.***> wrote: Run /Applications/UTM.app/Contents/MacOS/utmctl to see how to use the CLI. Then in Shortcuts use the Run Shell Script action to run your action. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#6346 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AO66X5XPR3I44SGQUWUEJC3ZCANZVAVCNFSM6AAAAABHTFUJ6WVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMBWGUYDOMZTGE>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[PeteKraft]

@osy could the manual also be updated to reflect this change ?
https://docs.getutm.app/advanced/remote-control/

[mol]

Hi Osy, This works in shortcuts and in terminal, but not on startup login shortcut shell script: /Applications/UTM.app/Contents/MacOS/utmctl start HAOS Says that it can't find the VM location...Is there something better to use such as UUID and how do you find this for the VMs? Thanks, Daniel
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On May 12, 2024, at 7:06 PM, osy @.***> wrote: Run /Applications/UTM.app/Contents/MacOS/utmctl to see how to use the CLI. Then in Shortcuts use the Run Shell Script action to run your action. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#6346 (comment)>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AO66X5XPR3I44SGQUWUEJC3ZCANZVAVCNFSM6AAAAABHTFUJ6WVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMBWGUYDOMZTGE. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

I have the same issue. It works fine in Shortcuts, where it opens UTM and then starts the VM, but when run as an app it opens UTM then says 'Error: Virtual machine not found.'

[tmenguy]

Same for me too ... it works when running the shortcut "inside" the shortcut app , but fails when using the shortcut directly with the error "Error: Virtual machine not found."
It works when I click "run as root" in the script step in the shortcut ... but unfortunately at boot when my shortcut is run ... it is not working as it asks for my root password at startup, it defeat the purpose of this being launched at startup for a server ....