netbirdio/netbird · error

recreate: %w

Error message

recreate: %w

What it means

Error "recreate: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/iface/device/device_kernel_unix.go:55

func NewKernelDevice(name string, address wgaddr.Address, wgPort int, key string, mtu uint16, transportNet transport.Net) *TunKernelDevice {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	return &TunKernelDevice{
		ctx:          ctx,
		ctxCancel:    cancel,
		name:         name,
		address:      address,
		wgPort:       wgPort,
		key:          key,
		mtu:          mtu,
		transportNet: transportNet,
	}
}

func (t *TunKernelDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
	link := newWGLink(t.name)

	if err := link.recreate(); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("recreate: %w", err)
	}

	t.link = link

	if err := t.assignAddr(); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("assign addr: %w", err)
	}

	// TODO: do a MTU discovery
	log.Debugf("setting MTU: %d interface: %s", t.mtu, t.name)

	if err := link.setMTU(int(t.mtu)); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set mtu: %w", err)
	}

	configurer := configurer.NewKernelConfigurer(t.name)

	if err := configurer.ConfigureInterface(t.key, t.wgPort); err != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/iface/device/device_kernel_unix.go:55 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/86e51f843cc84ea3. Report an issue: GitHub.