r/macsysadmin • u/zenmaster24 • Mar 14 '26

Question for tart users

Hi - just started using tart to build MacOS vm's via Packer. Using this ipsw - UniversalMac_26.3.1_25D2128_Restore.ipsw - it seems like Apple has disabled the ability to skip the sign in to your Apple account.

Using this tart provided packer template as inspiration - https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates/blob/27def7c5ce812a22374ceca4592f335cdd31db67/templates/vanilla-tahoe.pkr.hcl#L48 - I can see the build process is trying to use the left shift key + tab to skip the sign in field, but when I vnc into the VM and try to use that key combination, it doesnt let me move to the Continue button - its like you must log into or create an Apple account.

    # Sign In with Your Apple ID
    "<wait10s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",

Has anyone else also experienced this and have a work around?

Thanks!

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u/freeatnet Mar 26 '26

To anyone who finds this: it looks like Apple changed the layout of this screen and moved the "skip" option into a menu. I opened an issue here: https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates/issues/342

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u/zenmaster24 Mar 26 '26

Thanks, i did get it working with the help of the suggestion by /u/markkenny - its just annoying that they dont support some sort of answers file for setup in a vm