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Docker ask for admin access on every boot #768

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@mrleblanc101

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Bug description

After every boot of my Mac, I get asked this by Docker:
Image

Here is the translation:

Grant administrator access to a script started by “Docker”?
The script will be able to access and modify your data, files, and settings on this Mac.
Apple could not verify that this script does not contain malicious software that could damage your Mac or compromise the privacy of your data.

Reproduction steps

  • Reboot your Mac

Platform

macOS

Version information

Client:
 Version:           29.8.2
 API version:       1.56
 Go version:        go1.26.8
 Git commit:        7fc2dff
 Built:             Wed Sep 30 19:32:03 2026
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.95.0 (242831)
 Engine:
  Version:          29.8.2
  API version:      1.56 (minimum version 1.40)
  Go version:       go1.26.8
  Git commit:       8af9fe3
  Built:            Wed Sep 30 19:31:50 2026
  OS/Arch:          linux/arm64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.3.6
  GitCommit:        ee2735368117d2eb259779949d5e75cdafec9761
 runc:
  Version:          1.5.1
  GitCommit:        v1.5.1-0-g8f2685a4
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0
Client:
 Version:    29.8.2
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  agent: Docker AI Agent Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.145.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-agent
  ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.31.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.37.2
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v5.6.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.47
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  4.95.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  dhi: CLI for managing Docker Hardened Images (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.0.7
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-dhi
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.31
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.44.1
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-mcp
  model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.2.6
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-model
  offload: Docker Offload (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.6.73
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-offload
  pass: Docker Pass Secrets Manager Plugin (beta) (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.5
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-pass
  sandbox: "docker sandbox" is deprecated, use Docker Sandboxes instead (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.13.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sandbox
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.26.0
    Path:     /Users/sleblanc/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
 Containers: 22
  Running: 22
  Paused: 0
  Stopped: 0
 Images: 48
 Server Version: 29.8.2
 Storage Driver: overlay2
  Backing Filesystem: extfs
  Supports d_type: true
  Using metacopy: false
  Native Overlay Diff: true
  userxattr: false
 Logging Driver: json-file
 Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
 Cgroup Version: 2
 Plugins:
  Volume: local
  Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
  Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local splunk syslog
 CDI spec directories:
  /etc/cdi
  /var/run/cdi
 Discovered Devices:
  cdi: docker.com/gpu=webgpu
 Swarm: inactive
 Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 runc
 Default Runtime: runc
 Init Binary: docker-init
 containerd version: ee2735368117d2eb259779949d5e75cdafec9761
 runc version: v1.5.1-0-g8f2685a4
 init version: de40ad0
 Security Options:
  seccomp
   Profile: builtin
  cgroupns
 Kernel Version: 7.0.14-linuxkit
 Operating System: Docker Desktop
 OSType: linux
 Architecture: aarch64
 CPUs: 8
 Total Memory: 11.67GiB
 Name: docker-desktop
 ID: 382997ed-e980-4d44-8dad-28bb55b850fd
 Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
 Debug Mode: false
 HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
 Labels:
  com.docker.desktop.address=unix:///Users/sleblanc/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/docker-cli.sock
 Experimental: false
 Insecure Registries:
  hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
  127.0.0.0/8
  ::1/128
 Live Restore Enabled: false
 Firewall Backend: iptables

Diagnostics ID

No response

Activity

  1. added theissue type on Oct 21, 2026
  2. mrleblanc101 commented on Oct 21, 2026

    @mrleblanc101
    Author

    Duplicate of #698

  3. bsousaa commented on Oct 23, 2026

    @bsousaa
    Collaborator

    @mrleblanc101 can you please share a diagnostics ?

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