projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

goexec username is required for this auth mode

Error message

goexec username is required for this auth mode

What it means

Error "goexec username is required for this auth mode" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/js/libs/goexec/errors.go:7

package goexec

import "errors"

var (
	ErrMissingAuth             = errors.New("goexec auth is required")
	ErrMissingUsername         = errors.New("goexec username is required for this auth mode")
	ErrMultipleCredentialModes = errors.New("goexec auth selects multiple primary credential modes")
	ErrMissingTarget           = errors.New("goexec target is required")
	ErrMissingCommand          = errors.New("goexec command is required")
	ErrMissingExecutable       = errors.New("goexec executable is required")
	ErrUnsupportedModule       = errors.New("unsupported goexec module")
	ErrUnsupportedMethod       = errors.New("unsupported goexec method")
	ErrUnsupportedOutputMethod = errors.New("unsupported goexec output method")
	ErrNetworkPolicyDenied     = errors.New("target denied by network policy")
	ErrInvalidMethodArguments  = errors.New("invalid goexec method arguments")
	ErrDomainControllerDenied  = errors.New("domain controller denied by network policy")
	ErrProxyDenied             = errors.New("proxy denied by network policy")
	ErrEndpointDenied          = errors.New("endpoint denied by network policy")
)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/js/libs/goexec/errors.go:7 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of projectdiscovery/nuclei@265b3a3dec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3263ba8579e9b08c. Report an issue: GitHub.