netbirdio/netbird · error

parse ifconfig output: %w

Error message

parse ifconfig output: %w

What it means

Error "parse ifconfig output: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/iface/freebsd/link.go:41

	}
}

// LinkByName retrieves a network interface by its name.
func LinkByName(name string) (*Link, error) {
	out, err := exec.Command("ifconfig", name).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		if pErr := parseError(out); pErr != nil {
			return nil, pErr
		}

		log.Debugf("ifconfig out: %s", out)

		return nil, fmt.Errorf("command run: %w", err)
	}

	i, err := parseIfconfigOutput(out)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse ifconfig output: %w", err)
	}

	if i.Name != name {
		return nil, ErrNameDoesNotMatch
	}

	return &Link{name: i.Name}, nil
}

// Recreate - create new interface, remove current before create if it exists
func (l *Link) Recreate() error {
	ok, err := l.isExist()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("is exist: %w", err)
	}

	if ok {
		if err := l.del(l.name); err != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/iface/freebsd/link.go:41 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/e38f8d0556a4de80. Report an issue: GitHub.