Riccardo Manfrin d29bc23bb7 [client] launch macOS GUI as the logged-in user after install/update (#6962) ...

## Describe your changes

In unattended installs/updates there may be no logged-in user, so
there's no context to start the GUI (nor anyone to see it).

The bug is the GUI being started in the wrong user context / inheriting
the wrong `$HOME` (OS mechanics aside).

Today the GUI is started by a per-user LaunchAgent, i.e. on behalf of
the user who logs in — no login ⇒ no GUI.

The patch aligns to this: it launches the GUI on behalf of the logged-in
console user if one exists, otherwise it delegates the launch to the
per-user LaunchAgent at next login.

Additionally it logs when default UI settings are applied.

Note (small caveat): the LaunchAgent auto-starts the GUI at login only
once it's been registered — which happens on the first GUI launch in the
user's context. On an MDM/unattended fresh install done with no user
logged in (where the user has never run the GUI before), they may need
to start it manually once; it self-registers from then on.

## Issue ticket number and link

No public issue — reported internally (community report on Slack: macOS
advanced-view + onboarding reset on every update, esp. via MDM/Munki).
Buggy line on main:
https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/dd2bdc0de3aa14dd14dc90611c69c420bb3d3eb2/release_files/darwin_pkg/postinstall#L33

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### Checklist
- [x] Is it a bug fix
- [ ] Is a typo/documentation fix
- [ ] Is a feature enhancement
- [ ] It is a refactor
- [ ] Created tests that fail without the change (if possible)

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## Documentation
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- [ ] I added/updated documentation for this change
- [x] Documentation is **not needed** for this change (explain why)

Internal macOS installer / GUI-launch behavior. No public API, CLI, or
configuration change: the fix only changes the user context the desktop
GUI is launched in after a pkg install/update.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **Bug Fixes**
- Improved macOS installation and updater UI launching to occur only
when an active, valid GUI console session is detected.
- Prevented UI launches during unattended/system, root, or
login-window-related installs.
- Ensured the app is launched in the correct console-user context, and
skips cleanly when username/UID resolution fails.

- **Improvements**
- Added clearer informational logging when the UI preferences file is
not found and default preferences are used.
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2026-08-03 16:28:10 +02:00

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store_test.go

[client] Enable launch-on-login by default on fresh GUI installs (#6738)

2026-07-13 13:39:57 +02:00

store.go

[client] launch macOS GUI as the logged-in user after install/update (#6962)

2026-08-03 16:28:10 +02:00