theforeman/foreman · error · Net::Validations::Error

Invalid IPv6 Address #{ip}

Error message

Invalid IPv6 Address #{ip}

What it means

Error "Invalid IPv6 Address #{ip}" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at app/lib/net/validations.rb:41

      true
    end

    # validates an IPv4 address and raises an error
    def self.validate_ip!(ip)
      raise Error, "Invalid IP Address #{ip}" unless validate_ip(ip)
      ip
    end

    # validates an IPv6 address
    def self.validate_ip6(ip)
      return false unless ip.present?
      IPAddr.new(ip, Socket::AF_INET6) rescue return false
      true
    end

    # validates an IPv6 address and raises an error
    def self.validate_ip6!(ip)
      raise Error, "Invalid IPv6 Address #{ip}" unless validate_ip6(ip)
      ip
    end

    # validates a network mask
    def self.validate_mask(mask)
      MASK_REGEXP.match?(mask)
    end

    # validates a network mask and raises an error
    def self.validate_mask!(mask)
      raise Error, "Invalid Subnet Mask #{mask}" unless validate_mask(mask)
      mask
    end

    # validates the mac
    def self.validate_mac(mac)
      return false if mac.nil?

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/lib/net/validations.rb:41 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of theforeman/foreman@6b05625475 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ee1f6723f4e6aad1. Report an issue: GitHub.