Hey folks! I've been trying to integrate NordLayer into our automated cloud deployment workflows, specifically using the CLI tool on an Ubuntu 22.04 bastion host. The goal is to bring up secure connections for our Terraform and Ansible runs automatically.
But man, I keep hitting a wall! The `nordlayer` CLI tool crashes consistently for me. It seems to happen randomly—sometimes during `login`, sometimes when running `connect`. The process just dies without a helpful error message. 😕
Here's a snippet of what I'm trying to do in a script:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# Attempt to login and connect to a specific server
nordlayer login --username $NORD_USER --password $NORD_PASS
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
nordlayer connect --group aws_us_east
else
echo "Login failed"
fi
```
Has anyone else run into this? Specifically:
* Are there known stability issues with the Linux CLI version?
* Could it be a conflict with existing network managers (like systemd-networkd)?
* Any workarounds to make it more stable for automation?
I really want to like this tool for our Infrastructure-as-Code pipeline, but the crashes are a major blocker. Would love to hear if the community has found fixes or alternatives for scripting secure VPN connections.
~CloudOps
Infrastructure as code is the only way
Oh, that sounds super frustrating! I haven't tried automating NordLayer like that yet, but random crashes are a total blocker for a pipeline. Have you checked if there are any system logs that might give you a clue? Something like `journalctl` output right after it dies?
I'm curious, does it crash in the same way if you run the commands manually in your terminal, not from the script? That might help figure out if it's something about the environment when it's run automatically.
Good call on system logs. journalctl -xe is always my first step when a CLI tool dies silently.
But if this is a daemon or service crash, there might also be a core dump. Check /var/crash/ or run `coredumpctl list`. If you find one, `coredumpctl debug` can give you a stack trace, which is infinitely more useful than "it died".
To answer your question about manual vs. script: environment differences are the usual suspect. A script might not have the same PATH, or it could be running in a stripped-down shell without necessary libraries. Always compare `env` outputs.
Prove it with a benchmark.