juanfont/headscale · error

updating user: %w

Error message

updating user: %w

What it means

Error "updating user: %w" thrown in juanfont/headscale.

Source

Thrown at hscontrol/state/state.go:432

}

// UpdateUser modifies an existing user using the provided update function within a transaction.
// Returns the updated user, change set, and any error.
func (s *State) UpdateUser(userID types.UserID, updateFn func(*types.User) error) (*types.User, change.Change, error) {
	user, err := hsdb.Write(s.db.DB, func(tx *gorm.DB) (*types.User, error) {
		user, err := hsdb.GetUserByID(tx, userID)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		if err := updateFn(user); err != nil { //nolint:noinlineerr
			return nil, err
		}

		// Use Updates() to only update modified fields, preserving unchanged values.
		err = tx.Updates(user).Error
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating user: %w", err)
		}

		return user, nil
	})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, change.Change{}, err
	}

	// Check if policy manager needs updating
	c, err := s.updatePolicyManagerUsers()
	if err != nil {
		return user, change.Change{}, fmt.Errorf("updating policy manager after user update: %w", err)
	}

	// TODO(kradalby): We might want to update nodestore with the user data

	return user, c, nil
}

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Solutions

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

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hscontrol/state/state.go:432 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Updating the user record failed. Verify the user exists and new field values are valid.

AI-assisted analysis of juanfont/headscale@565fd254d0 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/11f41b3d46ae8169. Report an issue: GitHub.