{"record":{"id":"c945ba441feadf03","repo":"netbirdio/netbird","slug":"extend-cannot-be-combined-with-a-setup-key-setu","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers","messagePattern":"--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"client/cmd/login.go","lineNumber":75,"sourceCode":"\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"get current user: %v\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tpm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()\n\n\t\tactiveProf, err := getActiveProfile(cmd.Context(), pm, profileName, username.Username)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"get active profile: %v\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tprovidedSetupKey, err := getSetupKey()\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn err\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif extendSessionFlag {\n\t\t\tif providedSetupKey != \"\" {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers\")\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif err := doExtendSession(ctx, cmd); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"extend session failed: %v\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn nil\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t// workaround to run without service\n\t\tif util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles) == \"\" {\n\t\t\tif err := doForegroundLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"foreground login failed: %v\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn nil\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif err := doDaemonLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf, username.Username, pm); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"daemon login failed: %v\", err)\n\t\t}","sourceCodeStart":57,"sourceCodeEnd":93,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/93e97f4bf1ad715072dcb3fb6cdb1763431b5a9c/client/cmd/login.go#L57-L93","documentation":"Error \"--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers\" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:75 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"93e97f4bf1ad715072dcb3fb6cdb1763431b5a9c","analyzedAt":"2026-08-16T03:09:19.136Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-16T08:17:34.114Z"}