netbirdio/netbird · error

get service status: %w

Error message

get service status: %w

What it means

Error "get service status: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/service_controller.go:336

		}
		cmd.Println("NetBird service has been restarted")
		return nil
	},
}

var svcStatusCmd = &cobra.Command{
	Use:   "status",
	Short: "shows NetBird service status",
	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel, true)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		status, err := s.Status()
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("get service status: %w", err)
		}

		var statusText string
		switch status {
		case service.StatusRunning:
			statusText = "Running"
		case service.StatusStopped:
			statusText = "Stopped"
		case service.StatusUnknown:
			statusText = "Unknown"
		default:
			statusText = fmt.Sprintf("Unknown (%d)", status)
		}

		cmd.Printf("NetBird service status: %s\n", statusText)
		return nil
	},
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/service_controller.go:336 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/23ca215a98d2b554. Report an issue: GitHub.