# CLI run of FMod Studio not loading project while mac is locked **URL:** \ **Category:** FMOD Studio\ **Tags:** mac\ **Created:** [May 6, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890 "2025-05-06T10:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/21 "2026-06-05T01:27:05Z")
Apologies for the delay, been working through quite a backlog. I’ve got a patched version of 2.03.14 for you to test if you’re willing and able? Look in [the Uploads section](https://fmod.com/profile#uploads) on your Profile page. It’s working fine for us when called from Jenkins but I’d like to confirm it works for you too. Thanks 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![lordmortis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/lordmortis/32/4632_2.png) [@lordmortis](https://qa.fmod.com/u/lordmortis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/22 "2026-06-05T02:25:17Z")
Should we be using `fmodstudiocl` or `fmodstudio` to test this? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/23 "2026-06-05T02:32:02Z")
fmodstudiocl please. ---
**Author:** ![lordmortis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/lordmortis/32/4632_2.png) [@lordmortis](https://qa.fmod.com/u/lordmortis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/24 "2026-06-05T04:04:31Z")
This has not fixed the problem. If the machine is locked, it has to wait until unlock to complete. `[2026-06-05T04:00:10.241Z] + ‘/Applications/FMOD Studio.app/Contents/MacOS/fmodstudiocl’ -build ‘FMod/Self Care Vampire.fspro’` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z]` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Loading project “FMod/Self Care Vampire.fspro”…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] [Scripting] ScriptServer is disabled.` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Successfully opened project.` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Building project “FMod/Self Care Vampire.fspro”…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Gathering file stats…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Preparing to build for Desktop…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Checking dependencies for “Master”…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Loading “Master” objects…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Building “Master” for Desktop…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Preparing to build for Mobile…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Checking dependencies for “Master”…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Loading “Master” objects…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build Status: Building “Master” for Mobile…` `[2026-06-05T04:02:37.432Z] Build completed successfully.` Note the 2 minute delay here before any log output - at which point i remoted into the machine to see if unlocking the display would start it building and it did. ---
**Author:** ![lordmortis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/lordmortis/32/4632_2.png) [@lordmortis](https://qa.fmod.com/u/lordmortis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/25 "2026-06-05T04:10:49Z")
In addition, if i just ssh into the mac and run `'/Applications/FMOD Studio.app/Contents/MacOS/fmodstudiocl' -build 'FMod/Self Care Vampire.fspro'` On the command line in the jenkins workspace directory, nothing happens until i unlock the mac via a remote desktop session _and_ click on the FMOD studio icon in the dock. I have verified i’m running 2.03.14 via the remote desktop app ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/26 "2026-06-05T04:47:51Z")
Interesting. I can ssh into my (locked) Mac, run a very similar command and it runs just fine. Might be a system setting? I’ll have a dig and see what I can find. ---
**Author:** ![lordmortis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/lordmortis/32/4632_2.png) [@lordmortis](https://qa.fmod.com/u/lordmortis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/27 "2026-06-05T05:05:58Z")
What version of macOS are you running? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/28 "2026-06-05T05:23:57Z")
Sonoma 14.7.8 but I don’t think it’s the macOS version that’s the problem. In System Settings \> Screen Saver \> Lock Screen Settings, I have both “Start Screen Saver when inactive” and “Turn display off when inactive” set to Never. So, I guess my Mac was never really locked when I sshed into it. Is it possible for you to set both of those settings to Never? ---
**Author:** ![lordmortis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/lordmortis/32/4632_2.png) [@lordmortis](https://qa.fmod.com/u/lordmortis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/29 "2026-06-05T06:58:48Z")
The issue with this is if the build machine is anywhere unsecured - this is a security risk. It also means that if you happen to use a laptop as a build machine, you’re burning the screen at all times. When you lock the mac, does FMOD’s cli work? (I’d also note: Unity builds fine in this mode, as does Unreal. In fact, unreal can build without the user even logged in interactively) I’d also note the OP says: > if the machine is locked (which it normally is while running jenkins) the project doesn’t complete loading. ---
**Author:** ![lordmortis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/lordmortis/32/4632_2.png) [@lordmortis](https://qa.fmod.com/u/lordmortis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/30 "2026-06-05T08:52:38Z")
I also suspect there’s another problem where if more than one instance of this is running at the same time, it will cancel the second one - we’ve just had an issue where a second simultaneous build on another platform didn’t get updated banks. We get the following error: `Application /Applications/FMOD Studio.app was already running and so the additional environment variables and redirected stdin/stdout/stderr provided could not be set.` This can be replicated in the public version of 2.03.14 by running two instances of `fmodstudiocl` in two different FMOD project directories (they might need to be the same project copied, but i’m not sure). This does not happen in 2.03.14 when using `fmodstudio` (but of course it doesn’t fire up unless there is a logged in user active) ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/31 "2026-06-11T06:38:07Z")
Apologies for the shemozzle. Currently looking into a different way of solving this. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890/32 "2026-09-14T04:58:44Z")
This has been fixed for 2.03.15. Apologies for the delay. [Previous page](https://qa.fmod.com/t/cli-run-of-fmod-studio-not-loading-project-while-mac-is-locked/22890.md?page=1)