netbirdio/netbird · error

reset router: %v

Error message

reset router: %v

What it means

Error "reset router: %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go:488

		return err
	}
	if m.hasIPv6() {
		return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router6, isLegacy)
	}
	return nil
}

// Close closes the firewall manager
func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
	m.extMonitor.stop()

	m.mutex.Lock()
	defer m.mutex.Unlock()

	var merr *multierror.Error

	if err := m.router.Reset(); err != nil {
		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset router: %v", err))
	}

	if m.hasIPv6() {
		if err := m.router6.Reset(); err != nil {
			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 router: %v", err))
		}
	}

	if err := m.cleanupNetbirdTables(); err != nil {
		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup netbird tables: %v", err))
	}

	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
	}

	if err := stateManager.DeleteState(&ShutdownState{}); err != nil {
		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete state: %v", err))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go:488 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/db503944b73b9405. Report an issue: GitHub.