netbirdio/netbird · error

set env and flags: %v

Error message

set env and flags: %v

What it means

Error "set env and flags: %v" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:47

// refresh an SSO-tracked peer — see auth.errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer).
var extendSessionFlag bool

func init() {
	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noBrowser, noBrowserFlag, false, noBrowserDesc)
	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&showQR, showQRFlag, false, showQRDesc)
	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&profileName, profileNameFlag, "", profileNameDesc)
	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "(DEPRECATED) Netbird config file location")
	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&extendSessionFlag, "extend", false,
		"refresh the SSO session expiry without tearing down the tunnel (requires an active connection)")
}

var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
	Use:   "login",
	Short: "Log in to the NetBird network",
	Long:  "Log in to the NetBird network using a setup key or SSO",
	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
		if err := setEnvAndFlags(cmd); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("set env and flags: %v", err)
		}

		ctx := internal.CtxInitState(context.Background())

		if hostName != "" {
			// nolint
			ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, hostName)
		}
		username, err := user.Current()
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("get current user: %v", err)
		}

		pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()

		activeProf, err := getActiveProfile(cmd.Context(), pm, profileName, username.Username)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("get active profile: %v", err)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/login.go:47 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/18f0b2cfed62d8f3. Report an issue: GitHub.