netbirdio/netbird · error

failed to read setup key file: %v

Error message

failed to read setup key file: %v

What it means

Error "failed to read setup key file: %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/root.go:322

	}
	level := anonymize.ParseLevel(anonymizeLevelFlag)
	if !strings.EqualFold(anonymizeLevelFlag, level.String()) {
		return false, anonymize.LevelDefault, fmt.Errorf("invalid anonymize level %q: use %q or %q", anonymizeLevelFlag, anonymize.LevelDefault.String(), anonymize.LevelStrict.String())
	}
	return true, level, nil
}

func getSetupKey() (string, error) {
	if setupKeyPath != "" && setupKey == "" {
		return getSetupKeyFromFile(setupKeyPath)
	}
	return setupKey, nil
}

func getSetupKeyFromFile(setupKeyPath string) (string, error) {
	data, err := os.ReadFile(setupKeyPath)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read setup key file: %v", err)
	}
	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), nil
}

func handleRebrand(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
	var err error
	if slices.Contains(logFiles, defaultLogFile) {
		if migrateToNetbird(oldDefaultLogFile, defaultLogFile) {
			cmd.Printf("will copy Log dir %s and its content to %s\n", oldDefaultLogFileDir, defaultLogFileDir)
			err = cpDir(oldDefaultLogFileDir, defaultLogFileDir)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	}
	if migrateToNetbird(oldDefaultConfigPath, defaultConfigPath) {
		cmd.Printf("will copy Config dir %s and its content to %s\n", oldDefaultConfigPathDir, defaultConfigPathDir)
		err = cpDir(oldDefaultConfigPathDir, defaultConfigPathDir)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/root.go:322 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/5ba42e14f0aa5e83. Report an issue: GitHub.