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**Related issue:** Resolves#46059
Added `daemon_reachable` and `error` columns to the `santa_status`
fleetd table so the table reports a row when the Santa daemon is
unreachable instead of silently returning zero rows.
# Checklist for submitter
- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.
## Testing
- [x] Added/updated automated tests
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
Reproduced the issue:
<img width="1476" height="255" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 12
55 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf7f20c2-9e77-499d-9962-0996f5c57cb1"
/>
<img width="1644" height="632" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 14
34 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/57c790b6-ccf2-4446-90a4-164cdcbacadd"
/>
Pushed a new orbit version with the fix to the TUF server:
<img width="689" height="58" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 34 25 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/77b70d51-856f-4957-869e-1458540154dd"
/>
Ran the query again: we now return one row instead of no rows, and
`daemon_reachable = 0` is returned. Rest of the values are null.
<img width="2542" height="545" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 36
37 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d71167e-9711-4284-9142-48629edbd9be"
/>
Approved the system extension and granted full disk access:
<img width="791" height="664" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 38 39 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3f4f91b0-d20a-4afc-93f9-347efe823beb"
/>
<img width="733" height="643" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 39 20 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/596d3fb8-7b0e-4532-94d6-f5c28802f343"
/>\
Verified the state changed from `[activated waiting for user]` to
`[activated enabled]` and `santactl status` did not return errors:
<img width="1429" height="708" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 40
02 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f9402808-0755-478c-9c95-78aa2e5c65f4"
/>
Ran queries again and verified `daemon_reachable = 1`
<img width="2525" height="548" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 41
33 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf65ec55-c719-48e1-9a29-4b38aa52a882"
/>
<img width="1656" height="528" alt="Screenshot 2026-06-17 at 11 42
34 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/42b51b5b-9123-4919-beeb-b847a0a99668"
/>
## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop
- [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet
(see [Must
rule](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/workflows/fleetd-development-and-release-strategy.md))
- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
`runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
- [x] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version (see [tools/tuf/test](../tools/tuf/test/README.md))
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
## Release Notes
* **New Features**
* Added `daemon_reachable` to Santa status monitoring to clearly
indicate reachability (`1` reachable, `0` unreachable).
* Added an `error` column to expose the `santactl status` error when the
daemon is not reachable.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Updated Santa status behavior so daemon communication failures now
return exactly one row with `daemon_reachable = 0` (and `error`
populated) instead of returning no rows.
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