Failed to login: AUTH: unexpected authenticator run state. Expected: START

[nodje]

Trying to reuse API calls after upgrading its version, I get this error and can't seem to be able to authenticate against my TN remotely:

pip install git+https://github.com/truenas/api_client.git@release/25.04.2.1 # (after trying without version, I tried matching my exact TN version to make sure)
then generate a token for an admin user

export api_key="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
midclt --uri ws://192.168.0.13/websocket -K ${api_key} call system.info

results in
Failed to login: AUTH: unexpected authenticator run state. Expected: START

I've tried other EP like:

midclt --uri ws://192.168.0.13/api/current -K ${api_key} call system.info

and got the same error.

The documentation for this API is so scarce it doesn't even mention what URL context the EP is supposed to be available on!

[nodje]

ok, something is up with the API Key in TN:

1. I generate a new key in TN GUI
   2 I run midclt --uri ws://192.168.0.13/websocket -K ${api_key} call system.info
   3 first time error is : Failed to login: Invalid API key
2. second time error is Failed to login: AUTH: unexpected authenticator run state. Expected: START
3. checking on TN GUI I see the key has been revoked.

Not sure what's happening here, these keys are surely not for one time usage.
The first error is clear but odd, as the API key has just been generated.

The second error message should be made explicit: the key is revoked, so why not invalid ?

[eschultz]

We had a system that was in the same state: AUTH: unexpected authenticator run state. Expected: START

Upgrading to Goldeye from Fangtooth seemed to fix it.

[nodje]

Thanks for sharing @eschultz, I feel less lonely with that issue!

Will upgrade soon and close this Issue if it works then.