atuinsh/atuin · error

Authentication failed: {}

Error message

Authentication failed: {}

What it means

Error "Authentication failed: {}" thrown in atuinsh/atuin.

Source

Thrown at crates/atuin-client/src/hub.rs:164

    pub async fn wait_for_completion(
        &self,
        timeout: Duration,
        poll_interval: Duration,
    ) -> Result<String> {
        let start = std::time::Instant::now();

        debug!("Polling for Hub authentication completion...");

        loop {
            if start.elapsed() > timeout {
                warn!("Authentication loop exited due to timeout");
                bail!("Authentication timed out. Please try again.");
            }

            match self.poll().await? {
                HubAuthStatus::Complete(token) => return Ok(token),
                HubAuthStatus::Failed(error) => {
                    bail!("Authentication failed: {}", error);
                }
                HubAuthStatus::Pending => {
                    tokio::time::sleep(poll_interval).await;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

/// Save a hub session token
///
/// This saves the token to the meta store so it can be used for subsequent Hub API calls.
/// Note: This is separate from the sync session token.
pub async fn save_session(token: &str) -> Result<()> {
    Settings::meta_store()
        .await?
        .save_hub_session(token)
        .await

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Solutions

1. Read the embedded failure reason, fix the cause, and retry authentication.

When it happens

Trigger: Fires when the Hub authentication flow completes with an error that must be surfaced to the user.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Authentication and authorization failures — expired tokens, bad credentials, and missing scopes.

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