chenhg5/cc-connect · error

restart kickstart

Error message

restart kickstart: %w

What it means

Restart completed the bootout/bootstrap cycle but the final launchctl kickstart -kp (kill and restart the service) failed. Wraps the exec error so callers know the service may still be running the old binary or be stopped.

Solutions

1. Check the service's log files for the startup failure
2. Verify plist program/program-arguments are still valid

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at daemon/launchd.go:157 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of chenhg5/cc-connect@4000b2338a (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6ca3f065de46ed16. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at daemon/launchd.go:157

	// launchd bootout is asynchronous; retry bootstrap with backoff
	// to avoid "Bootstrap failed: 5" race condition.
	var out string
	var err error
	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
		if i > 0 {
			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
		}
		out, err = runLaunchctl("bootstrap", domain, plistPath)
		if err == nil {
			break
		}
	}
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("restart: %s (%w)", out, err)
	}
	if _, err := runLaunchctl("kickstart", "-kp", target); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("restart kickstart: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

func (*launchdManager) Status() (*Status, error) {
	st := &Status{Platform: "launchd"}

	plistPath := launchdPlistPath()
	if _, err := os.Stat(plistPath); err != nil {
		return st, nil
	}
	st.Installed = true

	_, _, out, ok := loadedLaunchdTarget()
	if !ok {
		return st, nil
	}

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