netbirdio/netbird · error

del addr: %w

Error message

del addr: %w

What it means

Error "del addr: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/iface/device/wg_link_linux.go:109

		return fmt.Errorf("link setup: %w", err)
	}

	return nil
}

func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address *wgaddr.Address) error {
	//delete existing addresses
	list, err := netlink.AddrList(l, 0)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("list addr: %w", err)
	}

	if len(list) > 0 {
		for _, a := range list {
			addr := a
			err = netlink.AddrDel(l, &addr)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("del addr: %w", err)
			}
		}
	}

	name := l.attrs.Name

	if err := l.addAddr(name, address.Prefix()); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if address.HasIPv6() {
		if err := l.addAddr(name, address.IPv6Prefix()); err != nil {
			log.Warnf("failed to assign IPv6 address %s to %s, continuing v4-only: %v", address.IPv6Prefix(), name, err)
			address.ClearIPv6()
		}
	}

	// On linux, the link must be brought up

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/iface/device/wg_link_linux.go:109 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/ed01444e4a616c16. Report an issue: GitHub.