prestodb/presto · error · RedirectException

Could not open uri %s

Error message

Could not open uri %s

What it means

redirectTo could not launch a browser to open the external-authentication redirect URI: the OS-specific open command (macOS 'open', Windows 'cmd start', or a discovered Linux browser) failed to execute. The user must open the URL manually.

Source

Thrown at presto-client/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/client/auth/external/SystemOpenRedirectHandler.java:73

            throws RedirectException
    {
        String operatingSystem = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase(ENGLISH);

        try {
            if (operatingSystem.contains("mac")) {
                exec(uri, MACOS_OPEN_COMMAND);
            }
            else if (operatingSystem.contains("windows")) {
                exec(uri, WINDOWS_OPEN_COMMAND);
            }
            else {
                String executablePath = findLinuxBrowser()
                        .orElseThrow(() -> new FileNotFoundException("Could not find any known linux browser in $PATH"));
                exec(uri, executablePath);
            }
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RedirectException(format("Could not open uri %s", uri), e);
        }
    }

    private static Optional<String> findLinuxBrowser()
    {
        List<String> paths = SPLITTER.splitToList(System.getenv("PATH"));
        for (String path : paths) {
            File[] found = Paths.get(path)
                    .toFile()
                    .listFiles((dir, name) -> LINUX_BROWSERS.contains(name));

            if (found == null) {
                continue;
            }

            if (found.length > 0) {
                return Optional.of(found[0].getPath());
            }

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Solutions

1. Install or expose a known browser in $PATH on Linux
2. Open the printed authentication URL manually in any browser
3. Check OS detection and the open command availability

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at presto-client/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/client/auth/external/SystemOpenRedirectHandler.java:73 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of prestodb/presto@55bb57d202 (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5950fb9d3c23f29d. Report an issue: GitHub.