Q: CardDav sync issue after upgrading to 10.11.2

I'm seeing this too, on multiple Macs, after upgrading to 10.11.2.

While the beachball is visible, the system log is getting spammed with these errors:

12/12/15 09:32:16.540 com.apple.AddressBook.InternetAccountsBridge[1444]: dnssd_clientstub ConnectToServer: connect() failed path:/var/run/mDNSResponder Socket:4 Err:-1 Errno:1 Operation not permitted

12/12/15 09:32:16.000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: com.apple.Addres(1444) deny(1) network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder

12/12/15 09:32:16.541 com.apple.AddressBook.InternetAccountsBridge[1444]: dnssd_clientstub ConnectToServer: connect()-> No of tries: 1

12/12/15 09:32:17.000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: com.apple.Addres(1444) deny(1) network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder

12/12/15 09:32:17.565 com.apple.AddressBook.InternetAccountsBridge[1444]: dnssd_clientstub ConnectToServer: connect()-> No of tries: 2

12/12/15 09:32:18.000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: com.apple.Addres(1444) deny(1) network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder

12/12/15 09:32:18.567 com.apple.AddressBook.InternetAccountsBridge[1444]: dnssd_clientstub ConnectToServer: connect()-> No of tries: 3

12/12/15 09:32:19.000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: com.apple.Addres(1444) deny(1) network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder

Nothing I've tried so far has helped. I've tried a similar list as you, but I also tried deleting the sandbox containers for all AddressBook related things in ~/Library/Containers. The problem persists.

This seems to impact all CardDav services other than iCloud.

I'm having the exact same symptoms, and only since upgrading to 10.11.2.

Might be a corrupt .plist.

Do a backup, preferably 2 backups on 2 separate drives.

Quit the application.

Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J.  When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.  Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.plist.  Move the .plist to your desktop.

Restart the computer, open the application, and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.

If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.

Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

If that doesn't work, boot into the Safe Mode and test.

Safe Mode - About El Capitan

Safe Mode Startup – El Capitan.

I went as far as creating a new test user account, and didn't configure anything except a connection my to CardDAV server. Same issue.

Tried to install the Combo Update 10.11.2, but didn't work either. Experiencing the same issues as described above after installing 10.11.2

Working with Google, LinkedIn and iCloud contacts. When I tick on Google or LinkedIn, or the two together nothing special happens to the soagent.

As soon as I activate iCloud Contacts, soagent blows up CPU use, affecting iMessage, FaceTime and even Keychain.

Deleting .plist didn't help anything

Is there a way to rollback to the 10.11.1 version?

Hello,

it appears to me, to my utter displeasure, that I'm sitting in the same boat.

A couple of hours after I had installed the "OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 Combo Update" and everything ran smooth, I decided to add/modify entries to/in "Contacts".

While browsing/searching inside Contacts doesn't show any sign of a performance issue, adding and modifying triggers the beach ball every time for a couple of seconds. Extremely annoying. Furthermore it isn't - in my case - limited to CardDAV contacts, even inside the local addressbook the misbehaviour remains.

I dare to say, that the update to 10.11.2 introduced the bug we (all?) are now plagued with and I - forgive me - doubt, that messing around with the plist cures anything.

On the other side, it's the first bug in 10.11.x I've made acquaintance with and I'm luckily able to work with my CardDAV information at my providers http frontend as an emergency solution.

Cheers.

indigital

I'm seeing this issue too. Just started to edit my Christmas card list as well. Great timing!

I did a clean install of Yosemite last night, to address this and several other issues with El Capitan. Everything works perfectly now. Hopefully they'll get everything fixed in 10.11.3.

I have the exact same issue using only a Google contacts account synced with the address-book (OS X contacts) in 10.11.2.

My El Capitan is a fresh install on a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), currently my workaround is to use Google contacts directly.

hope this gets attention and fixed!

Having the same issue since update to 10.11.2

I'm also having the same issue

Same issue here with 10.11.2, syncing with a mac running on mac os x server (carddav).

The address book becomes almost unusable slow because of this