#4518·tailscale

`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?

bash
$ /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 65535

Steps 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