docker/cli · error

failed to store tokens: %w

Error message

failed to store tokens: %w

What it means

Error "failed to store tokens: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at internal/oauth/manager/manager.go:144

	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(w, "\nWaiting for authentication in the browser…\n")
	var tokenRes api.TokenResponse
	select {
	case <-ctx.Done():
		return nil, errors.New("login canceled")
	case err := <-waitForTokenErrChan:
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed waiting for authentication: %w", err)
	case tokenRes = <-tokenResChan:
	}

	claims, err := oauth.GetClaims(tokenRes.AccessToken)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse token claims: %w", err)
	}

	err = m.storeTokensInStore(tokenRes, claims.Domain.Username)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to store tokens: %w", err)
	}

	pat, err := m.api.GetAutoPAT(ctx, m.audience, tokenRes)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return &types.AuthConfig{
		Username:      claims.Domain.Username,
		Password:      pat,
		ServerAddress: registry.IndexServer,
	}, nil
}

// Logout fetches the refresh token from the store and revokes it
// with the configured oauth tenant. The stored access and refresh
// tokens are then erased from the store.
// If the refresh token is not found in the store, an error is not

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/oauth/manager/manager.go:144 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/ea70dba3033a0f60.json. Report an issue: GitHub.