`tailscale ssh` server doesn't start in the macOS Standalone variant
Author: maisemCreated Apr 25, 2022Updated Sep 30, 2026
LabelsenhancementOS-macosneeds-fixssh
What is the issue?
$ /Applications/Tailscale.app/Contents/MacOS/Tailscale ssh ws-1
Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal.
kex_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
Connection closed by UNKNOWN port 65535Steps to reproduce
Run /Applications/Tailscale.app/Contents/MacOS/Tailscale ssh <host> on any macOS machine, where <host> is any Tailscale node.
Are there any recent changes that introduced the issue?
No response
OS
macOS
OS version
12.2.1
Tailscale version
1.24
Bug report
No response
Source: tailscale/tailscale