netbirdio/netbird · error

fouldn't get fileInfo; %v

Error message

fouldn't get fileInfo; %v

What it means

Error "fouldn't get fileInfo; %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/root.go:404

	if srcinfo, err = os.Stat(src); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if err = os.MkdirAll(dst, srcinfo.Mode()); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if fds, err = os.ReadDir(src); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	for _, fd := range fds {
		srcfp := path.Join(src, fd.Name())
		dstfp := path.Join(dst, fd.Name())

		fileInfo, err := os.Stat(srcfp)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("fouldn't get fileInfo; %v", err)
		}

		switch fileInfo.Mode() & os.ModeType {
		case os.ModeSymlink:
			if err = copySymLink(srcfp, dstfp); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy from %s to %s; %v", srcfp, dstfp, err)
			}
		case os.ModeDir:
			if err = cpDir(srcfp, dstfp); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy from %s to %s; %v", srcfp, dstfp, err)
			}
		default:
			if err = cpFile(srcfp, dstfp); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy from %s to %s; %v", srcfp, dstfp, err)
			}
		}
	}
	return nil

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/root.go:404 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/8b7fc1a33b619e60. Report an issue: GitHub.