diegosouzapw/OmniRoute · error · Error

Sudo password required

Error message

Sudo password required

What it means

Error "Sudo password required" thrown in diegosouzapw/OmniRoute.

Source

Thrown at src/lib/tailscaleTunnel.ts:536

  else if (!check.installed) phase = "not_installed";
  else if (running) phase = "running";
  else if (check.daemonRunning && !check.loggedIn) phase = "needs_login";
  else if (check.lastError) phase = "error";

  return {
    ...check,
    running,
    enabled,
    tunnelUrl,
    apiUrl: getTailscaleApiUrl(tunnelUrl),
    phase,
  };
}

async function runSudoShell(command: string, password: string) {
  const normalizedPassword = password.trim();
  if (!normalizedPassword) {
    throw new Error("Sudo password required");
  }
  await execFileWithPassword("sudo", ["-S", "sh", "-c", command], normalizedPassword);
}

export async function startTailscaleDaemon({
  sudoPassword,
}: {
  sudoPassword?: string;
} = {}) {
  const resolution = await resolveBinary();
  if (!resolution.binaryPath) {
    throw new Error("Tailscale is not installed");
  }

  // Invalidate socket cache so we re-probe the system socket
  invalidateSocketCache();

  // Check if the system daemon is already running (e.g. via systemd)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/lib/tailscaleTunnel.ts:536 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of diegosouzapw/OmniRoute@a179ffed5b (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/84bbf00fd8318ca2. Report an issue: GitHub.