netbirdio/netbird · error

extend session failed: %v

Error message

extend session failed: %v

What it means

Error "extend session failed: %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:78

		pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()

		activeProf, err := getActiveProfile(cmd.Context(), pm, profileName, username.Username)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("get active profile: %v", err)
		}

		providedSetupKey, err := getSetupKey()
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		if extendSessionFlag {
			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")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:78 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/4ddb3cc415f9fc08. Report an issue: GitHub.