Big Sur 11.0.1 crashes all the time because of /usr/libexec/remoted

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Big Sur 11.0.1 crashes all the time because of /usr/libexec/remoted

Since upgrading to Big Sur my Mac experience is miserable. The system will crash several times per day and it's absolutely related to Big Sur, I had no problems with Catalina.

Early indicators of a crash:

Wifi connectivity is lost or no IP address is assigned through DHCP using same networks as with Catalina.
Wifi cannot be turned off to be reset.
Wifi settings are blank (Network settings are non-existant).
With lost wifi connectivity, mouse pointer gets stucked on the spinning wheel.

All crashes are related to /usr/libexec/remoted as reported by Console. This is a sample error report, all are quite identical:

Console crash report

I know I can downgrade to Catalina but I don't want to expend hours going through the hassle.

Thanks a lot

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 12:53 AM

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Omniver

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Dec 5, 2020 3:18 PM in response to javierinho

Exact Same issue - four times today so far, several times over the past week. Wi-Fi essentially goes dead, then trackpad becomes unresponsive, then reboot. Often happens again shortly after reboot. Each time remoted showing in both crash reports and spin reports.

2020 MacBook Pro 13" - I'm mentioning this because there is a systemic issue with the 2020 MacBook Pro 13 which I'm also experiencing noted here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251654275?answerId=254039612022 - hopefully this isn't a similar problem with the model.

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javierinho Author

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Dec 1, 2020 8:10 AM in response to javierinho

For what it's worth, I had the MBP checked by local Genius Bar. The guy removed all Apple preferences (/Users/user/Library/preferences/com.apple.*) and switched off Firevault. None of these proved to remedy the issue.

It's sure a wifi thing, I've been working all day through wired ethernet without a hassle. Again, the wifi-related crashes are a Bug Sur thing, Catalina was just perfect.

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Omniver

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Dec 7, 2020 3:23 PM in response to javierinho

Follow-up: For me I believe this is related to an Apple bug with Little Snitch reported in their 5.0.4 release notes; specifically mentions the remoted error and uninstalling Little Snitch seems to have fixed the problem. They state it is fixed in Big Sur 11.1

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withanid

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Dec 27, 2020 5:46 AM in response to TeaGuy1064

I recently installed Big Sur 11.1 from scratch on my MacPro, I was previously running Catalina.

After less than a week, I started having the same issue, which shows up in CONSOLE Crash Reports:

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Termination Reason: WATCHDOG, [0x1] monitoring timed out for service

Termination Details: WATCHDOG, checkin with service: remoted returned not alive with context:

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For me, the problem always appears at boot with an early and odd first message asking for my Time Machine password. After hanging there for less than a minute, the message disappears and sequence continues with Little Snitch (5.0.4), Bitdefender, 1Password, etc.

Little Snitch developpers posted a pre-release version 5.1 nightly 6169. The release note mentioned about an issue with Time Machine, so I upgraded it. Unfortunately it did not fix the issues. The problem is still there with the same symptoms. To note that I have the same issue when booting as Administrator and as Standard User.

If the problem becomes more serious, I will uninstall Little Snitch.

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javierinho Author

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Dec 9, 2020 1:07 AM in response to Omniver

That's insightful... I'm indeed running Little Snitch 5.0.4... I look forward to upgrading to 11.1!

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Dec 16, 2020 12:47 PM in response to javierinho

It is comforting to think Big Sur version 11.1 will resolve the issue. Unfortunately, I just downloaded and installed 11.1. Did not resolve the issue. Any ideas?

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withanid

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Jan 6, 2021 6:54 AM in response to withanid

Follow Up:

Uninstalling Bitdefender fixed the issue, no more hanging.

The issue did not reappear after reinstalling it.

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Big Sur 11.0.1 crashes all the time because of /usr/libexec/remoted

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