Clean up comments

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ task dev
 Pass daemon flags after `--`:
 
 ```
-task dev -- --daemon-addr=tcp://127.0.0.1:41731
+task dev -- --daemon-addr=npipe://netbird
 ```
 
 Production build (frontend assets embedded into the binary, output in `client/ui/bin/`):

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -268,16 +268,9 @@ func FlagNameToEnvVar(cmdFlag string, prefix string) string {
 	return prefix + upper
 }
 
-// DialClientGRPCServer returns client connection to the daemon server.
 // daemonDialTarget returns the gRPC dial target and base options for the daemon
 // address, handling the npipe scheme (Windows named pipe, via a context dialer)
-// and unix/tcp. It sets insecure transport credentials but NOT WithBlock, so it
-// serves both the blocking CLI dial and the JSON gateway's lazy client.
-//
-// The daemon reads the caller's kernel identity from the transport (SO_PEERCRED
-// on a Unix socket, the client token on a Windows named pipe), so the client
-// stays insecure. gRPC's resolver does not understand Windows named pipes, hence
-// the context dialer.
+// and unix/tcp.
 func daemonDialTarget(addr string) (string, []grpc.DialOption) {
 	opts := []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials())}
 	target := strings.TrimPrefix(addr, "tcp://")
@@ -291,6 +284,7 @@ func daemonDialTarget(addr string) (string, []grpc.DialOption) {
 	return target, opts
 }
 
+// DialClientGRPCServer returns client connection to the daemon server.
 func DialClientGRPCServer(ctx context.Context, addr string, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*10)
 	defer cancel()

client/cmd/service_controller.go

@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // daemonServerOptions installs peer-identity transport credentials and the
-// authorization interceptor on the daemon ipc. Identity is only available
-// over a Unix socket (SO_PEERCRED) or a Windows named pipe (client token).
-// Over TCP, or on platforms without a peer-credential primitive, the daemon
-// runs without per-caller authorization and warns (no interceptor, so it does
-// not deny everyone).
+// authorization interceptor on the daemon ipc if supported.
 func daemonServerOptions(network string, interceptor *ipcauth.Interceptor) []grpc.ServerOption {
 	creds := ipcauth.NewTransportCredentials()
 	if creds == nil {

client/cmd/service_json_gateway.go

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 type jsonPeerCtxKey struct{}
 
 // jsonConnContext reads the connecting HTTP client's identity from the JSON
-// socket (peercred) and stashes it so it can be forwarded to the daemon. The
-// gateway re-dials the daemon as the daemon's own identity, so without this the
+// socket and stashes it so it can be forwarded to the daemon. The gateway
+// re-dials the daemon as the daemon's own identity, so without this the
 // daemon would see every JSON request as privileged.
 func jsonConnContext(ctx context.Context, c net.Conn) context.Context {
 	id, err := ipcauth.ConnIdentity(c)

client/cmd/service_pipe_windows.go

@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // listenNamedPipe creates the daemon control named pipe with a permissive,
-// local-only SDDL. Any local caller may connect, on par with the Unix
-// socket's 0666, and the per-RPC interceptor authorizes. ListenPipe fails
-// if the pipe already exists (first-instance semantics), which prevents a
-// squatting process from pre-creating it.
+// local-only SDDL. Any local caller may connect, like Unix socket with 0666.
 func listenNamedPipe(path string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	return winio.ListenPipe(path, &winio.PipeConfig{
 		SecurityDescriptor: ipcauth.DefaultPipeSDDL(),

client/cmd/service_socket.go

@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ const (
 	windowsPipeDaemonAddr = "npipe://netbird"
 
 	// legacyWindowsDaemonAddr is the loopback-TCP address the Windows daemon used
-	// before named-pipe support. TCP exposes no peer-identity primitive, so the
-	// authorization interceptor cannot run over it.
+	// before named-pipe support.
 	legacyWindowsDaemonAddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:41731"
 )
 

client/internal/ipcauth/authorize.go

@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ type Ownership struct {
 	Shared bool
 }
 
-// GroupResolver resolves a Unix caller's effective group IDs (primary +
-// supplementary, NSS-aware) and owner group names to GIDs. It is only consulted
-// for Unix `gid:`/`group:` owners; Windows uses the SIDs carried in the Identity.
-// A nil resolver disables group matching.
+// GroupResolver resolves a Unix caller's effective group IDs and owner group
+// names to GIDs. A nil resolver disables group matching.
 type GroupResolver interface {
 	// CallerGIDs returns the set of group IDs the caller belongs to.
 	CallerGIDs(id Identity) map[uint32]struct{}
@@ -24,9 +22,7 @@ type GroupResolver interface {
 }
 
 // Authorize reports whether the identity may control a profile with the given
-// ownership. Privileged callers (root / elevated-admin / LocalSystem) and shared
-// profiles are always allowed; otherwise the identity must match one of the
-// owner principals.
+// ownership. Privileged callers and shared profiles are always allowed.
 func Authorize(o Ownership, id Identity, r GroupResolver) bool {
 	if id.IsPrivileged() {
 		return true
@@ -76,8 +72,6 @@ func principalMatches(p Principal, id Identity, r GroupResolver) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-// callerHasGID reports whether gid is the caller's primary GID (from peercred,
-// no lookup) or one of their supplementary groups (NSS-resolved via r).
 func callerHasGID(gid uint32, id Identity, r GroupResolver) bool {
 	if id.GID == gid {
 		return true

client/internal/ipcauth/creds_stub.go

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewTransportCredentials returns nil on platforms without a peer-identity
-// primitive. The daemon falls back to insecure credentials and skips per-RPC
-// authorization (logging a warning), preserving pre-hardening behavior.
+// primitive.
 func NewTransportCredentials() credentials.TransportCredentials {
 	return nil
 }

client/internal/ipcauth/creds_unix.go

@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ func NewTransportCredentials() credentials.TransportCredentials {
 	return unixCreds{}
 }
 
-// unixCreds implements credentials.TransportCredentials over a Unix socket.
-// The server side reads SO_PEERCRED/LOCAL_PEERCRED during the handshake; the
-// client side is a no-op (the kernel supplies the peer identity to the server
-// without any client cooperation), so an ordinary insecure client still works.
 type unixCreds struct{}
 
 func (unixCreds) ClientHandshake(_ context.Context, _ string, conn net.Conn) (net.Conn, credentials.AuthInfo, error) {
@@ -28,8 +24,8 @@ func (unixCreds) ClientHandshake(_ context.Context, _ string, conn net.Conn) (ne
 }
 
 // ConnIdentity extracts the caller's identity from an accepted local IPC
-// connection. On Unix it reads peer credentials from the socket. It is shared by
-// the gRPC transport credentials and the JSON gateway (which forwards it).
+// connection. On Unix it reads peer credentials from the socket. It is shared
+// by the gRPC transport credentials and the JSON gateway (which forwards it).
 func ConnIdentity(conn net.Conn) (Identity, error) {
 	return PeerIdentity(conn)
 }
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ func (unixCreds) ServerHandshake(conn net.Conn) (net.Conn, credentials.AuthInfo,
 }
 
 func (unixCreds) Info() credentials.ProtocolInfo {
-	return credentials.ProtocolInfo{SecurityProtocol: "netbird-ipc-peercred"}
+	return credentials.ProtocolInfo{SecurityProtocol: AuthInfo{}.AuthType()}
 }
 
 func (unixCreds) Clone() credentials.TransportCredentials { return unixCreds{} }

client/internal/ipcauth/creds_windows.go

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ var (
 	procImpersonateNamedPipeClient = modadvapi32.NewProc("ImpersonateNamedPipeClient")
 )
 
-// DefaultPipeSDDL keeps the daemon control pipe open to any LOCAL caller, on par
-// with the Unix socket's 0666 mode.
+// DefaultPipeSDDL keeps the daemon control pipe open to any LOCAL caller,
+// like Unix socket with 0666 permissions.
 //
 //	D:P                 protected DACL, no inheritance
 //	(D;;GA;;;NU)        deny GENERIC_ALL to NETWORK (remote/SMB)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (winpipeCreds) ServerHandshake(conn net.Conn) (net.Conn, credentials.AuthIn
 }
 
 func (winpipeCreds) Info() credentials.ProtocolInfo {
-	return credentials.ProtocolInfo{SecurityProtocol: "netbird-ipc-peercred"}
+	return credentials.ProtocolInfo{SecurityProtocol: AuthInfo{}.AuthType()}
 }
 
 func (winpipeCreds) Clone() credentials.TransportCredentials { return winpipeCreds{} }

client/internal/ipcauth/forward.go

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Metadata keys used by the local JSON gateway to forward the HTTP client's
-// identity to the daemon. Trusted by the interceptor ONLY when the gRPC peer is
-// itself the daemon (self/privileged) — i.e. the loopback gateway — so a direct
-// gRPC caller cannot forge them.
+// identity to the daemon.
 const (
 	mdFwdUID      = "x-netbird-fwd-uid"      // Unix
 	mdFwdGID      = "x-netbird-fwd-gid"      // Unix
@@ -20,9 +18,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // ForwardIdentityMetadata encodes an identity for the gateway to forward to the
-// daemon — Unix uid/gid, or the Windows user SID + enabled group SIDs +
-// elevation. Both are supported so the gateway works whether the JSON socket is
-// a Unix socket or a named pipe.
+// daemon.
 func ForwardIdentityMetadata(id Identity) metadata.MD {
 	if id.IsWindows() {
 		md := metadata.MD{}
@@ -41,8 +37,7 @@ func ForwardIdentityMetadata(id Identity) metadata.MD {
 	)
 }
 
-// forwardedIdentity extracts a forwarded identity from incoming gRPC metadata,
-// if present and well-formed. Windows (SID) takes precedence over Unix (uid).
+// forwardedIdentity extracts a forwarded identity from incoming gRPC metadata
 func forwardedIdentity(ctx context.Context) (Identity, bool) {
 	md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {

client/internal/ipcauth/forward_test.go

@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ func TestForwardIdentityRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestForwardedIdentity_None(t *testing.T) {
 	_, ok := forwardedIdentity(context.Background())
-	assert.False(t, ok, "no metadata → no forwarded identity")
+	assert.False(t, ok, "no metadata, no forwarded identity")
 
-	// Empty metadata (no forwarding keys) → none.
 	ctx := metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.Pairs("other", "x"))
 	_, ok = forwardedIdentity(ctx)
 	assert.False(t, ok)

client/internal/ipcauth/identity.go

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 // On Unix the identity is read from the kernel via SO_PEERCRED (Linux) or
 // LOCAL_PEERCRED (Darwin/FreeBSD). On Windows it is derived from the named-pipe
 // client token. Platforms without a peer-identity primitive get no credentials
-// and therefore no enforcement (the daemon logs a warning and stays open,
-// preserving today's behavior until the transport gains an identity primitive).
+// and therefore no enforcement.
 package ipcauth
 
 import (
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 const sidLocalSystem = "S-1-5-18"
 
 // Identity is the kernel-authenticated identity of a local IPC caller. The zero
-// value is not a valid identity; obtain one via IdentityFromContext (which
-// reports presence) or PeerIdentity.
+// value is not a valid identity.
 type Identity struct {
 	// UID and GID are the caller's Unix user ID and primary group ID.
 	// Zero on Windows, where SID is authoritative instead.
@@ -49,10 +47,7 @@ func (i Identity) IsWindows() bool {
 }
 
 // IsPrivileged reports whether the caller is the platform's administrative
-// principal — Unix root (uid 0), or on Windows an elevated token or LocalSystem.
-// It deliberately requires actual elevation on Windows (a non-elevated member of
-// Administrators has a filtered token and is NOT privileged), mirroring "must
-// really be root" on Unix.
+// principal.
 func (i Identity) IsPrivileged() bool {
 	if i.IsWindows() {
 		return i.Elevated || i.SID == sidLocalSystem
@@ -80,8 +75,7 @@ func (AuthInfo) AuthType() string { return "netbird-ipc-peercred" }
 
 // IdentityFromContext extracts the caller's kernel-authenticated identity from
 // the gRPC peer context. The second return value is false when no IPC transport
-// credentials were negotiated (e.g. an unsupported platform, or a caller that
-// did not come through the daemon socket) — callers MUST fail closed in that case.
+// credentials were negotiated, callers MUST fail closed in that case.
 func IdentityFromContext(ctx context.Context) (Identity, bool) {
 	p, ok := peer.FromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {

client/internal/ipcauth/interceptor.go

@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
-// Interceptor enforces per-RPC authorization on the daemon control channel,
-// keyed to the caller's kernel-authenticated identity. It is safe-by-default:
+// Interceptor enforces per-RPC authorization on the daemon IPC, keyed to
+// the caller's kernel-authenticated identity. It is safe-by-default:
 // any RPC without a matching bypass is gated by the active profile's ownership,
 // and a caller without a readable identity is denied.
 type Interceptor struct {
 	policy   ProfilePolicy
 	resolver GroupResolver
-	// selfUID is the daemon's own effective UID. A caller whose UID matches it
-	// (rootless container / foreground daemon running as the invoking user) is
-	// allowed: it already has full control of the daemon process. -1 on Windows.
+	// selfUID is the daemon's own effective UID. -1 on Windows.
 	selfUID int
 }
 
@@ -51,22 +49,22 @@ func (i *Interceptor) StreamServerInterceptor() grpc.StreamServerInterceptor {
 func (i *Interceptor) authorize(ctx context.Context, fullMethod string) error {
 	id, ok := IdentityFromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
-		log.Warnf("ipc authz: DENY %s — caller identity unavailable", fullMethod)
+		log.Warnf("ipc authz: DENY %s. caller identity unavailable", fullMethod)
 		return status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "caller identity could not be verified on the daemon control channel")
 	}
 
 	if i.isSelfOrPrivileged(id) {
 		// The local JSON gateway connects as the daemon itself (self/privileged)
-		// and forwards the real HTTP client's identity. Trust it here — and only
-		// here, where the transport peer is already the daemon — then authorize
-		// as the forwarded client. A direct non-privileged caller never reaches
-		// this branch, so it cannot forge the forwarding metadata.
+		// and forwards the real HTTP client's identity. Trust it here, where
+		// the transport peer is already the daemon, then authorize as the
+		// forwarded client. A direct non-privileged caller never reaches this
+		// branch, so it cannot forge the forwarding metadata.
 		fwd, hasFwd := forwardedIdentity(ctx)
 		if !hasFwd {
 			i.auditAllow(id, fullMethod)
 			return nil
 		}
-		log.Infof("ipc authz: honoring gateway-forwarded identity %s", fwd)
+		log.Infof("ipc authz: gateway-forwarded identity %s", fwd)
 		id = fwd
 		if i.isSelfOrPrivileged(id) {
 			i.auditAllow(id, fullMethod)
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ func (i *Interceptor) authorize(ctx context.Context, fullMethod string) error {
 	o := i.policy.ActiveProfileOwnership()
 
 	// Trust-on-first-use: an unowned, non-shared profile is claimed by the first
-	// caller. The claim is atomic; if we lose the race we re-read and authorize.
+	// caller. The claim is atomic, if we lose the race we re-read and authorize.
 	if len(o.Owners) == 0 && !o.Shared {
 		claimed, err := i.policy.ClaimActiveProfileOwnerIfUnowned(id)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -102,9 +100,9 @@ func (i *Interceptor) authorize(ctx context.Context, fullMethod string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Warnf("ipc authz: DENY %s for %s — active profile owned by another principal", fullMethod, id)
+	log.Warnf("ipc authz: DENY %s for %s. active profile owned by another principal", fullMethod, id)
 	return status.Errorf(codes.PermissionDenied,
-		"not authorized to control the active profile (caller %s); ask an owner or run as root/administrator", id)
+		"not authorized to control the active profile (caller %s). ask an owner or run as root/administrator", id)
 }
 
 // isSelfOrPrivileged reports whether the caller is the platform administrator

client/internal/ipcauth/interceptor_test.go

@@ -104,15 +104,14 @@ func TestInterceptorForwardedIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 		return metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, metadata.Pairs(mdFwdUID, itoa(fwdUID)))
 	}
 
-	// Gateway (peer == daemon-self) forwards a non-owner client → denied as that client.
+	// Gateway forwards a non-owner client: denied as that client.
 	i := &Interceptor{policy: &mockPolicy{o: owners}, selfUID: selfUID}
 	assert.Error(t, i.authorize(withFwd(selfUID, 2000), up))
 
-	// Gateway forwards the owner → allowed.
+	// Gateway forwards the owner: allowed.
 	assert.NoError(t, i.authorize(withFwd(selfUID, 1000), up))
 
-	// A non-privileged direct caller's forwarded metadata is IGNORED (can't forge):
-	// caller uid 2000 forwarding uid:1000 is still treated as 2000 → denied.
+	// A non-privileged direct caller's forwarded metadata: denied
 	assert.Error(t, i.authorize(withFwd(2000, 1000), up))
 }
 

client/internal/ipcauth/policy.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "sync"
 const servicePath = "/daemon.DaemonService/"
 
 // ProfilePolicy exposes the active profile's ownership to the interceptor. The
-// daemon server implements it; ConfigAdapter bridges the gap because the gRPC
+// daemon server implements it. ConfigAdapter bridges the gap because the gRPC
 // server (and its interceptor) is constructed before the server instance exists.
 type ProfilePolicy interface {
 	// ActiveProfileOwnership returns the active profile's ownership policy.
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ type ProfilePolicy interface {
 	// ClaimActiveProfileOwnerIfUnowned atomically claims the active profile for
 	// id when it has no owners and is not shared (trust-on-first-use), and
 	// reports whether id is now an owner. A false return means the profile was
-	// already owned/shared or another caller won the claim — the caller must
-	// re-read ownership and authorize normally.
+	// already owned/shared or another caller won the claim.
 	ClaimActiveProfileOwnerIfUnowned(id Identity) (bool, error)
 }
 
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@ var handlerAuthorizedMethods = map[string]bool{
 	servicePath + "RenameProfile":    true,
 }
 
-// auditMethods are the Tier-C/H RPCs (threat model §3) whose successful
-// authorization is worth an audit log line. Denials are always logged.
+// auditMethods are worth an audit log line. Denials are always logged.
 var auditMethods = map[string]bool{
 	servicePath + "GetConfig":          true,
 	servicePath + "SetConfig":          true,
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ var auditMethods = map[string]bool{
 
 // ConfigAdapter is a ProfilePolicy whose backend is set lazily, once the daemon
 // server instance is created. Until then it reports an unowned profile
-// (Ownership zero value), so non-privileged callers are denied — fail closed.
+// (Ownership zero value), so non-privileged callers are denied.
 type ConfigAdapter struct {
 	mu      sync.RWMutex
 	backend ProfilePolicy

client/internal/ipcauth/principal.go

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ func UIDPrincipal(uid uint32) string {
 func SIDPrincipal(sid string) string { return string(KindSID) + ":" + sid }
 
 // OwnerPrincipalForIdentity returns the self-ownership principal for an identity:
-// the user's UID on Unix, or the user's SID on Windows. Used to auto-isolate a
-// new profile to its creator.
+// the user's UID on Unix, or the user's SID on Windows.
 func OwnerPrincipalForIdentity(id Identity) string {
 	if id.IsWindows() {
 		return SIDPrincipal(id.SID)

client/internal/ipcauth/resolver_unix.go

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 const groupCacheTTL = 30 * time.Second
 
-// NewDefaultGroupResolver returns an NSS-aware group resolver backed by
-// getent/`id -G` (via client/internal/shell), so `gid:`/`group:` owners resolve
+// NewDefaultGroupResolver returns an NSS-aware group resolver, owners resolve
 // correctly for LDAP/AD users under CGO_ENABLED=0. Results are cached briefly.
 func NewDefaultGroupResolver() GroupResolver {
 	return &nssResolver{byUID: make(map[uint32]gidCacheEntry)}

client/internal/ipcauth/resolver_windows.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package ipcauth
 
 // NewDefaultGroupResolver returns nil on Windows: group authorization uses the
 // group SIDs carried in the client token (see the Windows transport
-// credentials), not NSS/getent.
+// credentials).
 func NewDefaultGroupResolver() GroupResolver {
 	return nil
 }

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Owners lists the principals allowed to control this profile over the local
 	// IPC, as typed strings: "uid:1000", "gid:1000", "group:netbird-admins"
 	// (Unix, NSS-resolved) or "sid:S-1-5-..." (Windows user or group SID). Empty
-	// with Shared=false means the profile is owned by nobody yet (privileged +
-	// daemon-self only, until claimed). Interpreted by client/internal/ipcauth.
+	// with Shared=false means the profile is owned by nobody yet, until claimed
 	Owners []string `json:"Owners,omitempty"`
 
 	// Shared, when true, lets any authenticated local caller control this profile

client/internal/shell/getent_windows.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package shell
 import "os/user"
 
 // LookupWithGetent on Windows just delegates to os/user.Lookup.
-// Windows does not use NSS/getent; its user lookup works without CGO.
 func LookupWithGetent(username string) (*user.User, error) {
 	return user.Lookup(username)
 }
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ func LookupGroupWithGetent(name string) (*user.Group, error) {
 	return user.LookupGroup(name)
 }
 
-// GetShellFromGetent is a no-op on Windows; shell resolution uses PowerShell detection.
+// GetShellFromGetent is a no-op on Windows.
 func GetShellFromGetent(_ string) string {
 	return ""
 }

client/server/ownership.go

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
-// The daemon Server implements ipcauth.ProfilePolicy so the gRPC interceptor can
-// authorize each RPC against the active profile's ownership.
+// Verify that the daemon Server implements ipcauth.ProfilePolicy.
 var _ ipcauth.ProfilePolicy = (*Server)(nil)
 
 // ActiveProfileOwnership returns the active profile's ownership policy. Reads
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ func (s *Server) ActiveProfileOwnership() ipcauth.Ownership {
 
 // ClaimActiveProfileOwnerIfUnowned atomically claims the active profile for id
 // when it has no owners and is not shared (trust-on-first-use). Returns whether
-// id is now an owner. Concurrent first-callers are serialized by s.mutex, so
-// exactly one wins the claim; the others get false and are authorized normally.
+// id is now an owner. Concurrent first-callers are serialized by s.mutex.
 func (s *Server) ClaimActiveProfileOwnerIfUnowned(id ipcauth.Identity) (bool, error) {
 	s.mutex.Lock()
 	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *Server) ClaimActiveProfileOwnerIfUnowned(id ipcauth.Identity) (bool, er
 	}
 
 	if len(cfg.Owners) > 0 || cfg.Shared {
-		return false, nil // already owned or shared — someone won the race
+		return false, nil // already owned or shared
 	}
 
 	cfg.Owners = []string{ipcauth.OwnerPrincipalForIdentity(id)}
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ func (s *Server) claimForCallerLocked(id ipcauth.Identity, cfg *profilemanager.C
 }
 
 // AddOwner adds a principal to the active profile's owner list. The interceptor
-// has already confirmed the caller is an owner or privileged; the handler just
+// has already confirmed the caller is an owner or privileged, the handler just
 // validates and persists.
 func (s *Server) AddOwner(_ context.Context, msg *proto.AddOwnerRequest) (*proto.AddOwnerResponse, error) {
 	principal := msg.GetPrincipal()

client/ui/main.go

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func requestNotificationAuthorization(notifier *notifications.NotificationServic
 // "no flag" and an explicit "--log-file console" stay distinguishable; empty
 // falls back to console for InitLog.
 func parseFlagsAndInitLog() (string, bool) {
-	daemonAddr := flag.String("daemon-addr", DaemonAddr(), "Daemon gRPC address: unix:///path or tcp://host:port")
+	daemonAddr := flag.String("daemon-addr", DaemonAddr(), "Daemon gRPC address: unix:///path, npipe://name, tcp://host:port")
 	logFiles := &stringList{}
 	flag.Var(logFiles, "log-file", "Log destination. Repeat to log to multiple targets at once, e.g. `--log-file console --log-file Y:/netbird-ui.log`. Each value is one of: console, syslog, or a file path. File destinations are rotated by lumberjack (same as the daemon). Defaults to console. Passing any value disables the daemon-debug-driven gui-client.log.")
 	logLevel := flag.String("log-level", "info", "Log level: trace|debug|info|warn|error.")