What is com.docker.vmnetd on Mac?
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Docker Desktop's privileged networking helper.
com.docker.vmnetd is a privileged helper installed by Docker Desktop to set up networking that needs administrator rights. It stays installed as a helper tool and normally uses almost no resources.
- Category
- Developer tools
- Made by
- Docker Inc.
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as com.docker.vmnetd
Why is com.docker.vmnetd using so much CPU or memory?
- Docker networking being set up or reconfigured
- VPN conflicts with Docker networks
What to do
- 1Restart Docker Desktop
- 2If you've removed Docker, use Docker's uninstaller to remove its helpers
Safe to quit? With care.
Docker networking may stop working until Docker Desktop restarts.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library