netbirdio/netbird · error

daemon login failed: %v

Error message

daemon login failed: %v

What it means

Error "daemon login failed: %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:92

			if providedSetupKey != "" {
				return fmt.Errorf("--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers")
			}
			if err := doExtendSession(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("extend session failed: %v", err)
			}
			return nil
		}

		// workaround to run without service
		if util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles) == "" {
			if err := doForegroundLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("foreground login failed: %v", err)
			}
			return nil
		}

		if err := doDaemonLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf, username.Username, pm); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("daemon login failed: %v", err)
		}

		cmd.Println("Logging successfully")

		return nil
	},
}

func doDaemonLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, providedSetupKey string, activeProf *profilemanager.Profile, username string, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager) error {
	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
	if err != nil {
		//nolint
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
	}
	defer conn.Close()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:92 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/512ddd9a6109c4bb. Report an issue: GitHub.