netbirdio/netbird · error

create service config: %w

Error message

create service config: %w

What it means

Error "create service config: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/service_controller.go:232

	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())

	if err := handleRebrand(cmd); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if consoleLog {
		if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, util.LogConsole); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
		}
	} else {
		if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, logFiles...); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
		}
	}

	cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create service config: %w", err)
	}

	s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctx, cancel), cfg)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return s, nil
}

var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
	Use:   "run",
	Short: "runs NetBird as service",
	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())

		SetupCloseHandler(ctx, cancel)
		SetupDebugHandler(ctx, nil, nil, nil, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/service_controller.go:232 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of netbirdio/netbird@93e97f4bf1 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b7051a5bab2e8fbc. Report an issue: GitHub.