docker/cli · error

failed waiting for authentication: %w

Error message

failed waiting for authentication: %w

What it means

Error "failed waiting for authentication: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at internal/oauth/manager/manager.go:133

			waitForTokenErrChan <- err
			return
		}
		tokenResChan <- tokenRes
	}()

	go func() {
		reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
		_, _ = reader.ReadString('\n')
		_ = m.openBrowser(state.VerificationURI)
	}()

	_, _ = 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
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/oauth/manager/manager.go:133 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/651a2ab696a86438.json. Report an issue: GitHub.