netbirdio/netbird · error

invalid output

Error message

invalid output

What it means

Error "invalid output" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/iface/freebsd/iface.go:104

	return &iface{
		Name:    name,
		MTU:     mtuInt,
		Group:   group,
		IPAddrs: ips,
	}, nil
}

func parseIFName(output []byte) (string, error) {
	// TODO: implement without allocations
	lines := strings.Split(string(output), "\n")
	if len(lines) == 0 || lines[0] == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("no output returned")
	}

	fields := strings.Fields(lines[0])
	if len(fields) > 1 {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid output")
	}

	return fields[0], nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/iface/freebsd/iface.go:104 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/cede50056ec34265. Report an issue: GitHub.