netbirdio/netbird · error

login backoff cycle failed: %v

Error message

login backoff cycle failed: %v

What it means

Error "login backoff cycle failed: %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:158

	var loginErr error

	var loginResp *proto.LoginResponse

	err = WithBackOff(func() error {
		var backOffErr error
		loginResp, backOffErr = client.Login(ctx, &loginRequest)
		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(backOffErr); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument ||
			s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied ||
			s.Code() == codes.NotFound ||
			s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
			loginErr = backOffErr
			return nil
		}
		return backOffErr
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("login backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
	}

	if loginErr != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", loginErr)
	}

	if loginResp.NeedsSSOLogin {
		if err := handleSSOLogin(ctx, cmd, loginResp, client, pm); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("sso login failed: %v", err)
		}
	}

	return nil
}

// doExtendSession drives the daemon's RequestExtendAuthSession /
// WaitExtendAuthSession pair. The user is sent through a regular SSO flow
// (browser + verification URL) and the resulting JWT is forwarded to the

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:158 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/4edda28c13e57521. Report an issue: GitHub.