juanfont/headscale · error

loading nodes: %w

Error message

loading nodes: %w

What it means

Error "loading nodes: %w" thrown in juanfont/headscale.

Source

Thrown at hscontrol/state/state.go:238

		func(id types.AuthID, rn *types.AuthRequest) {
			rn.FinishAuth(types.AuthVerdict{Err: ErrRegistrationExpired})
		},
		cacheExpiration,
	)

	db, err := hsdb.NewHeadscaleDatabase(cfg)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("initializing database: %w", err)
	}

	ipAlloc, err := hsdb.NewIPAllocator(db, cfg.PrefixV4, cfg.PrefixV6, cfg.IPAllocation)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("initializing IP allocator: %w", err)
	}

	nodes, err := db.ListNodes()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading nodes: %w", err)
	}

	// On startup, all nodes should be marked as offline until they reconnect
	// This ensures we don't have stale online status from previous runs
	for _, node := range nodes {
		node.IsOnline = new(false)
	}

	users, err := db.ListUsers(nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading users: %w", err)
	}

	pol, err := hsdb.PolicyBytes(db.DB, cfg)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading policy: %w", err)
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to 565fd254d0)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error for the underlying cause and correct the failing condition (loading nodes); retry the operation after fixing the input, configuration, or environment.

Example fix

Inspect the wrapped error for the underlying cause and correct the failing condition (loading nodes); retry the operation after fixing the input, configuration, or environment.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hscontrol/state/state.go:238 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Loading nodes from the database at startup failed. Check database integrity and logs for the underlying query error.

AI-assisted analysis of juanfont/headscale@565fd254d0 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9ac55bc8ad5c3213. Report an issue: GitHub.