netbirdio/netbird · error

rename link: %w

Error message

rename link: %w

What it means

Error "rename link: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/iface/freebsd/link.go:85

// Add creates a new network interface.
func (l *Link) Add() error {
	parsedName, err := l.create(wgIFGroup)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("create link: %w", err)
	}

	if parsedName == l.name {
		return nil
	}

	parsedName, err = l.rename(parsedName, l.name)
	if err != nil {
		errDel := l.del(parsedName)
		if errDel != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("del on rename link: %w: %w", err, errDel)
		}

		return fmt.Errorf("rename link: %w", err)
	}

	return nil
}

// Del removes an existing network interface.
func (l *Link) Del() error {
	return l.del(l.name)
}

// SetMTU sets the MTU of the network interface.
func (l *Link) SetMTU(mtu int) error {
	return l.setMTU(mtu)
}

// AssignAddr assigns an IP address and netmask to the network interface.
func (l *Link) AssignAddr(ip, netmask string) error {
	return l.setAddr(ip, netmask)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/iface/freebsd/link.go:85 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/8df4734a7fe63474. Report an issue: GitHub.