cmd/tailscale: rewrite the "up" checker, fix bugs

The old way was way too fragile and had felt like it had more special
cases than normal cases. (see #1874, #1860, #1834, etc) It became very
obvious the old algorithm didn't work when we made the output be
pretty and try to show the user the command they need to run in
5ecc7c7200bda43f02f9a04fb684ad4f3614c48a for #1746)

The new algorithm is to map the prefs (current and new) back to flags
and then compare flags. This nicely handles the OS-specific flags and
the n:1 and 1:n flag:pref cases.

No change in the existing already-massive test suite, except some ordering
differences (the missing items are now sorted), but some new tests are
added for behavior that was broken before. In particular, it now:

* preserves non-pref boolean flags set to false, and preserves exit
  node IPs (mapping them back from the ExitNodeID pref, as well as
  ExitNodeIP),

* doesn't ignore --advertise-exit-node when doing an EditPrefs call
  (#1880)

* doesn't lose the --operator on the non-EditPrefs paths (e.g. with
  --force-reauth, or when the backend was not in state Running).

Fixes #1880

Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com>
(cherry picked from commit 5190435d6e7914c656c0a9cb93dd98e0ee35727c)

cmd/tailscale/cli/cli_test.go

@@ -16,43 +16,46 @@ import (
 	"inet.af/netaddr"
 	"tailscale.com/ipn"
 	"tailscale.com/ipn/ipnstate"
-	"tailscale.com/types/logger"
 	"tailscale.com/types/preftype"
 )
 
+// geese is a collection of gooses. It need not be complete.
+// But it should include anything handled specially (e.g. linux, windows)
+// and at least one thing that's not (darwin, freebsd).
+var geese = []string{"linux", "darwin", "windows", "freebsd"}
+
 // Test that checkForAccidentalSettingReverts's updateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag can handle
 // all flags. This will panic if a new flag creeps in that's unhandled.
+//
+// Also, issue 1880: advertise-exit-node was being ignored. Verify that all flags cause an edit.
 func TestUpdateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag(t *testing.T) {
-	mp := new(ipn.MaskedPrefs)
+	for _, goos := range geese {
-	upFlagSet.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		var upArgs upArgsT
-		updateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag(mp, f.Name)
+		fs := newUpFlagSet(goos, &upArgs)
-	})
+		fs.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+			mp := new(ipn.MaskedPrefs)
+			updateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag(mp, f.Name)
+			got := mp.Pretty()
+			wantEmpty := preflessFlag(f.Name)
+			isEmpty := got == "MaskedPrefs{}"
+			if isEmpty != wantEmpty {
+				t.Errorf("flag %q created MaskedPrefs %s; want empty=%v", f.Name, got, wantEmpty)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
-	f := func(flags ...string) map[string]bool {
-		m := make(map[string]bool)
-		for _, f := range flags {
-			m[f] = true
-		}
-		return m
-	}
 	tests := []struct {
-		name string
+		name     string
-
+		flags    []string // argv to be parsed by FlagSet
-		// flags, if non-nil populates flagSet and mp.
-		flags []string // if non-nil,
-
-		// flagSet and mp are required if flags is nil.
-		// flagSet is the set of flags that were explicitly set in flags.
-		// mp is the mutation to apply to server.
-		flagSet map[string]bool
-		mp      *ipn.MaskedPrefs
-
 		curPrefs *ipn.Prefs
-		curUser  string // os.Getenv("USER") on the client side
+
-		goos     string // empty means "linux"
+		curExitNodeIP netaddr.IP
-		want     string
+		curUser       string // os.Getenv("USER") on the client side
+		goos          string // empty means "linux"
+
+		want string
 	}{
 		{
 			name:  "bare_up_means_up",
@@ -78,58 +81,26 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --accept-dns --hostname=foo",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "hostname_changing_explicitly",
+			name:  "hostname_changing_explicitly",
-			flagSet: f("hostname"),
+			flags: []string{"--hostname=bar"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL:  ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				WantRunning: false,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
-				Hostname:    "foo",
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
-			},
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
+				Hostname:         "foo",
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL:  ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					WantRunning: true,
-					Hostname:    "bar",
-				},
-				ControlURLSet:  true,
-				WantRunningSet: true,
-				HostnameSet:    true,
 			},
 			want: "",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "hostname_changing_empty_explicitly",
+			name:  "hostname_changing_empty_explicitly",
-			flagSet: f("hostname"),
+			flags: []string{"--hostname="},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL:  ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				WantRunning: false,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
-				Hostname:    "foo",
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
-			},
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
+				Hostname:         "foo",
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL:  ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					WantRunning: true,
-					Hostname:    "",
-				},
-				ControlURLSet:  true,
-				WantRunningSet: true,
-				HostnameSet:    true,
-			},
-			want: "",
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "empty_slice_equals_nil_slice",
-			flagSet: f("hostname"),
-			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL:      ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{},
-			},
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL:      ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					AdvertiseRoutes: nil,
-				},
-				ControlURLSet: true,
 			},
 			want: "",
 		},
@@ -137,45 +108,35 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			// Issue 1725: "tailscale up --authkey=..." (or other non-empty flags) works from
 			// a fresh server's initial prefs.
 			name:     "up_with_default_prefs",
-			flagSet:  f("authkey"),
+			flags:    []string{"--authkey=foosdlkfjskdljf"},
 			curPrefs: ipn.NewPrefs(),
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
+			want:     "",
-				Prefs:          *defaultPrefsFromUpArgs(t, "linux"),
-				WantRunningSet: true,
-			},
-			want: "",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "implicit_operator_change",
+			name:  "implicit_operator_change",
-			flagSet: f("hostname"),
+			flags: []string{"--hostname=foo"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL:   ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				OperatorUser: "alice",
+				OperatorUser:     "alice",
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
 			},
 			curUser: "eve",
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
+			want:    accidentalUpPrefix + " --hostname=foo --operator=alice",
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				},
-				ControlURLSet: true,
-			},
-			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --hostname= --operator=alice",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "implicit_operator_matches_shell_user",
+			name:  "implicit_operator_matches_shell_user",
-			flagSet: f("hostname"),
+			flags: []string{"--hostname=foo"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL:   ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				OperatorUser: "alice",
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
+				OperatorUser:     "alice",
 			},
 			curUser: "alice",
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
+			want:    "",
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				},
-				ControlURLSet: true,
-			},
-			want: "",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "error_advertised_routes_exit_node_removed",
@@ -194,7 +155,7 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --advertise-routes=10.0.42.0/24 --advertise-exit-node",
 		},
 		{
-			name:  "advertised_routes_exit_node_removed",
+			name:  "advertised_routes_exit_node_removed_explicit",
 			flags: []string{"--advertise-routes=10.0.42.0/24", "--advertise-exit-node=false"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
 				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
@@ -210,27 +171,19 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			want: "",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "advertised_routes_includes_the_0_routes", // but no --advertise-exit-node
+			name:  "advertised_routes_includes_the_0_routes", // but no --advertise-exit-node
-			flagSet: f("advertise-routes"),
+			flags: []string{"--advertise-routes=11.1.43.0/24,0.0.0.0/0,::/0"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
 				AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{
 					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("10.0.42.0/24"),
 					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
 					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("::/0"),
 				},
 			},
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{
-						netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("11.1.43.0/24"),
-						netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
-						netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("::/0"),
-					},
-				},
-				AdvertiseRoutesSet: true,
-			},
 			want: "",
 		},
 		{
@@ -252,6 +205,7 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 				AllowSingleHosts: true,
 				CorpDNS:          true,
 				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
+
 				AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{
 					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("1.2.0.0/16"),
 				},
@@ -275,19 +229,16 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --advertise-exit-node --advertise-routes=1.2.0.0/16",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "exit_node_clearing", // Issue 1777
+			name:  "exit_node_clearing", // Issue 1777
-			flagSet: f("exit-node"),
+			flags: []string{"--exit-node="},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
+
 				ExitNodeID: "fooID",
 			},
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					ExitNodeIP: netaddr.IP{},
-				},
-				ExitNodeIPSet: true,
-			},
 			want: "",
 		},
 		{
@@ -306,12 +257,14 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 				ForceDaemon:      true,
 				AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{
 					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("10.0.0.0/16"),
+					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
+					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("::/0"),
 				},
 				NetfilterMode: preftype.NetfilterNoDivert,
 				OperatorUser:  "alice",
 			},
 			curUser: "eve",
-			want:    accidentalUpPrefix + " --force-reauth --accept-routes --host-routes=false --exit-node=100.64.5.6 --accept-dns=false --shields-up --advertise-tags=tag:foo,tag:bar --hostname=myhostname --unattended --advertise-routes=10.0.0.0/16 --netfilter-mode=nodivert --operator=alice",
+			want:    accidentalUpPrefix + " --force-reauth --accept-dns=false --accept-routes --advertise-exit-node --advertise-routes=10.0.0.0/16 --advertise-tags=tag:foo,tag:bar --exit-node=100.64.5.6 --host-routes=false --hostname=myhostname --netfilter-mode=nodivert --operator=alice --shields-up",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "remove_all_implicit_except_hostname",
@@ -334,63 +287,46 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 				OperatorUser:  "alice",
 			},
 			curUser: "eve",
-			want:    accidentalUpPrefix + " --hostname=newhostname --accept-routes --host-routes=false --exit-node=100.64.5.6 --accept-dns=false --shields-up --advertise-tags=tag:foo,tag:bar --unattended --advertise-routes=10.0.0.0/16 --netfilter-mode=nodivert --operator=alice",
+			want:    accidentalUpPrefix + " --hostname=newhostname --accept-dns=false --accept-routes --advertise-routes=10.0.0.0/16 --advertise-tags=tag:foo,tag:bar --exit-node=100.64.5.6 --host-routes=false --netfilter-mode=nodivert --operator=alice --shields-up",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "loggedout_is_implicit",
+			name:  "loggedout_is_implicit",
-			flagSet: f("advertise-exit-node"),
+			flags: []string{"--hostname=foo"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				LoggedOut:  true,
+				LoggedOut:        true,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
 			},
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
+			want: "", // not an error. LoggedOut is implicit.
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{
-						netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
-					},
-				},
-				AdvertiseRoutesSet: true,
-			},
-			// not an error. LoggedOut is implicit.
-			want: "",
 		},
 		{
 			// Test that a pre-1.8 version of Tailscale with bogus NoSNAT pref
 			// values is able to enable exit nodes without warnings.
-			name:    "make_windows_exit_node",
+			name:  "make_windows_exit_node",
-			flagSet: f("advertise-exit-node"),
+			flags: []string{"--advertise-exit-node"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-				NoSNAT:     true, // assume this no-op accidental pre-1.8 value
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+
+				// And assume this no-op accidental pre-1.8 value:
+				NoSNAT: true,
 			},
 			goos: "windows",
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					AdvertiseRoutes: []netaddr.IPPrefix{
-						netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("192.168.0.0/16"),
-					},
-				},
-				AdvertiseRoutesSet: true,
-			},
 			want: "", // not an error
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "ignore_netfilter_change_non_linux",
+			name:  "ignore_netfilter_change_non_linux",
-			flagSet: f("accept-dns"),
+			flags: []string{"--accept-dns"},
 			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
-				ControlURL:    ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+
 				NetfilterMode: preftype.NetfilterNoDivert, // we never had this bug, but pretend it got set non-zero on Windows somehow
 			},
 			goos: "windows",
-			mp: &ipn.MaskedPrefs{
-				Prefs: ipn.Prefs{
-					ControlURL: ipn.DefaultControlURL,
-					CorpDNS:    false,
-				},
-				CorpDNSSet: true,
-			},
 			want: "", // not an error
 		},
 		{
@@ -407,7 +343,7 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 					netaddr.MustParseIPPrefix("1.2.0.0/16"),
 				},
 			},
-			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --operator=expbits --advertise-routes=1.2.0.0/16 --advertise-exit-node",
+			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --operator=expbits --advertise-exit-node --advertise-routes=1.2.0.0/16",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "operator_losing_routes_step2", // https://twitter.com/EXPbits/status/1390418145047887877
@@ -425,6 +361,47 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --advertise-routes=1.2.0.0/16 --operator=expbits --advertise-exit-node",
 		},
+		{
+			name:  "errors_preserve_explicit_flags",
+			flags: []string{"--reset", "--force-reauth=false", "--authkey=secretrand"},
+			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				WantRunning:      false,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+
+				Hostname: "foo",
+			},
+			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --authkey=secretrand --force-reauth=false --reset --hostname=foo",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "error_exit_node_omit_with_ip_pref",
+			flags: []string{"--hostname=foo"},
+			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
+
+				ExitNodeIP: netaddr.MustParseIP("100.64.5.4"),
+			},
+			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --hostname=foo --exit-node=100.64.5.4",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "error_exit_node_omit_with_id_pref",
+			flags:         []string{"--hostname=foo"},
+			curExitNodeIP: netaddr.MustParseIP("100.64.5.7"),
+			curPrefs: &ipn.Prefs{
+				ControlURL:       ipn.DefaultControlURL,
+				AllowSingleHosts: true,
+				CorpDNS:          true,
+				NetfilterMode:    preftype.NetfilterOn,
+
+				ExitNodeID: "some_stable_id",
+			},
+			want: accidentalUpPrefix + " --hostname=foo --exit-node=100.64.5.7",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -432,23 +409,19 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 			if tt.goos != "" {
 				goos = tt.goos
 			}
-			flagSet := tt.flagSet
+			var upArgs upArgsT
-			mp := tt.mp
+			flagSet := newUpFlagSet(goos, &upArgs)
-			if tt.flags != nil {
+			flagSet.Parse(tt.flags)
-				if tt.flagSet != nil || tt.mp != nil {
+			newPrefs, err := prefsFromUpArgs(upArgs, t.Logf, new(ipnstate.Status), goos)
-					t.Fatal("flags and flagSet/mp are mutually exclusive")
+			if err != nil {
-				}
+				t.Fatal(err)
-				var upArgs upArgsT
-				fs := newUpFlagSet(goos, &upArgs)
-				fs.Parse(tt.flags)
-				prefs, err := prefsFromUpArgs(upArgs, t.Logf, new(ipnstate.Status), goos)
-				if err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err)
-				}
-				flagSet, mp = flagSetAndMaskedPrefs(prefs, fs)
 			}
+			applyImplicitPrefs(newPrefs, tt.curPrefs, tt.curUser)
 			var got string
-			if err := checkForAccidentalSettingReverts(flagSet, tt.curPrefs, mp, goos, tt.curUser); err != nil {
+			if err := checkForAccidentalSettingReverts(flagSet, tt.curPrefs, newPrefs, upCheckEnv{
+				goos:          goos,
+				curExitNodeIP: tt.curExitNodeIP,
+			}); err != nil {
 				got = err.Error()
 			}
 			if strings.TrimSpace(got) != tt.want {
@@ -458,16 +431,6 @@ func TestCheckForAccidentalSettingReverts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func defaultPrefsFromUpArgs(t testing.TB, goos string) *ipn.Prefs {
-	upArgs := upArgsFromOSArgs(goos)
-	prefs, err := prefsFromUpArgs(upArgs, logger.Discard, new(ipnstate.Status), "linux")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("defaultPrefsFromUpArgs: %v", err)
-	}
-	prefs.WantRunning = true
-	return prefs
-}
-
 func upArgsFromOSArgs(goos string, flagArgs ...string) (args upArgsT) {
 	fs := newUpFlagSet(goos, &args)
 	fs.Parse(flagArgs) // populates args
@@ -663,10 +626,17 @@ func TestPrefsFromUpArgs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrefFlagMapping(t *testing.T) {
+	prefHasFlag := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, pv := range prefsOfFlag {
+		for _, pref := range pv {
+			prefHasFlag[pref] = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	prefType := reflect.TypeOf(ipn.Prefs{})
 	for i := 0; i < prefType.NumField(); i++ {
 		prefName := prefType.Field(i).Name
-		if _, ok := flagForPref[prefName]; ok {
+		if prefHasFlag[prefName] {
 			continue
 		}
 		switch prefName {
@@ -684,3 +654,15 @@ func TestPrefFlagMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected new ipn.Pref field %q is not handled by up.go (see addPrefFlagMapping and checkForAccidentalSettingReverts)", prefName)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFlagAppliesToOS(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, goos := range geese {
+		var upArgs upArgsT
+		fs := newUpFlagSet(goos, &upArgs)
+		fs.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+			if !flagAppliesToOS(f.Name, goos) {
+				t.Errorf("flagAppliesToOS(%q, %q) = false but found in %s set", f.Name, goos, goos)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

cmd/tailscale/cli/up.go

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -295,10 +294,13 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	flagSet, mp := flagSetAndMaskedPrefs(prefs, upFlagSet)
-
 	if !upArgs.reset {
-		if err := checkForAccidentalSettingReverts(flagSet, curPrefs, mp, runtime.GOOS, os.Getenv("USER")); err != nil {
+		applyImplicitPrefs(prefs, curPrefs, os.Getenv("USER"))
+
+		if err := checkForAccidentalSettingReverts(upFlagSet, curPrefs, prefs, upCheckEnv{
+			goos:          runtime.GOOS,
+			curExitNodeIP: exitNodeIP(prefs, st),
+		}); err != nil {
 			fatalf("%s", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 
 	// If we're already running and none of the flags require a
 	// restart, we can just do an EditPrefs call and change the
-	// prefs at runtime (e.g. changing hostname, changinged
+	// prefs at runtime (e.g. changing hostname, changing
 	// advertised tags, routes, etc)
 	justEdit := st.BackendState == ipn.Running.String() &&
 		!upArgs.forceReauth &&
@@ -318,6 +320,13 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 		upArgs.authKey == "" &&
 		!controlURLChanged
 	if justEdit {
+		mp := new(ipn.MaskedPrefs)
+		mp.WantRunningSet = true
+		mp.Prefs = *prefs
+		upFlagSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+			updateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag(mp, f.Name)
+		})
+
 		_, err := tailscale.EditPrefs(ctx, mp)
 		return err
 	}
@@ -325,7 +334,7 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 	// simpleUp is whether we're running a simple "tailscale up"
 	// to transition to running from a previously-logged-in but
 	// down state, without changing any settings.
-	simpleUp := len(flagSet) == 0 &&
+	simpleUp := upFlagSet.NFlag() == 0 &&
 		curPrefs.Persist != nil &&
 		curPrefs.Persist.LoginName != "" &&
 		st.BackendState != ipn.NeedsLogin.String()
@@ -457,14 +466,20 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 }
 
 var (
-	flagForPref = map[string]string{} // "ExitNodeIP" => "exit-node"
+	prefsOfFlag = map[string][]string{} // "exit-node" => ExitNodeIP, ExitNodeID
-	prefsOfFlag = map[string][]string{}
 )
 
 func init() {
+	// Both these have the same ipn.Pref:
+	addPrefFlagMapping("advertise-exit-node", "AdvertiseRoutes")
+	addPrefFlagMapping("advertise-routes", "AdvertiseRoutes")
+
+	// And this flag has two ipn.Prefs:
+	addPrefFlagMapping("exit-node", "ExitNodeIP", "ExitNodeID")
+
+	// The rest are 1:1:
 	addPrefFlagMapping("accept-dns", "CorpDNS")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("accept-routes", "RouteAll")
-	addPrefFlagMapping("advertise-routes", "AdvertiseRoutes")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("advertise-tags", "AdvertiseTags")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("host-routes", "AllowSingleHosts")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("hostname", "Hostname")
@@ -472,7 +487,6 @@ func init() {
 	addPrefFlagMapping("netfilter-mode", "NetfilterMode")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("shields-up", "ShieldsUp")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("snat-subnet-routes", "NoSNAT")
-	addPrefFlagMapping("exit-node", "ExitNodeIP", "ExitNodeID")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("exit-node-allow-lan-access", "ExitNodeAllowLANAccess")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("unattended", "ForceDaemon")
 	addPrefFlagMapping("operator", "OperatorUser")
@@ -482,8 +496,6 @@ func addPrefFlagMapping(flagName string, prefNames ...string) {
 	prefsOfFlag[flagName] = prefNames
 	prefType := reflect.TypeOf(ipn.Prefs{})
 	for _, pref := range prefNames {
-		flagForPref[pref] = flagName
-
 		// Crash at runtime if there's a typo in the prefName.
 		if _, ok := prefType.FieldByName(pref); !ok {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid ipn.Prefs field %q", pref))
@@ -491,33 +503,27 @@ func addPrefFlagMapping(flagName string, prefNames ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func flagSetAndMaskedPrefs(prefs *ipn.Prefs, fs *flag.FlagSet) (flagSetMap map[string]bool, mp *ipn.MaskedPrefs) {
+// preflessFlag reports whether flagName is a flag that doesn't
-	flagSetMap = map[string]bool{}
+// correspond to an ipn.Pref.
-	mp = new(ipn.MaskedPrefs)
+func preflessFlag(flagName string) bool {
-	mp.WantRunningSet = true
+	switch flagName {
-	mp.Prefs = *prefs
+	case "authkey", "force-reauth", "reset":
-	fs.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		return true
-		updateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag(mp, f.Name)
+	}
-		flagSetMap[f.Name] = true
+	return false
-	})
-	return flagSetMap, mp
 }
 
 func updateMaskedPrefsFromUpFlag(mp *ipn.MaskedPrefs, flagName string) {
+	if preflessFlag(flagName) {
+		return
+	}
 	if prefs, ok := prefsOfFlag[flagName]; ok {
 		for _, pref := range prefs {
 			reflect.ValueOf(mp).Elem().FieldByName(pref + "Set").SetBool(true)
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	switch flagName {
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("internal error: unhandled flag %q", flagName))
-	case "authkey", "force-reauth", "reset":
-		// Not pref-related flags.
-	case "advertise-exit-node":
-		// This pref is a shorthand for advertise-routes.
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("internal error: unhandled flag %q", flagName))
-	}
 }
 
 const accidentalUpPrefix = "Error: changing settings via 'tailscale up' requires mentioning all\n" +
@@ -526,9 +532,16 @@ const accidentalUpPrefix = "Error: changing settings via 'tailscale up' requires
 	"all non-default settings:\n\n" +
 	"\ttailscale up"
 
-// checkForAccidentalSettingReverts checks for people running
+// upCheckEnv are extra parameters describing the environment as
-// "tailscale up" with a subset of the flags they originally ran it
+// needed by checkForAccidentalSettingReverts and friends.
-// with.
+type upCheckEnv struct {
+	goos          string
+	curExitNodeIP netaddr.IP
+}
+
+// checkForAccidentalSettingReverts (the "up checker") checks for
+// people running "tailscale up" with a subset of the flags they
+// originally ran it with.
 //
 // For example, in Tailscale 1.6 and prior, a user might've advertised
 // a tag, but later tried to change just one other setting and forgot
@@ -540,173 +553,171 @@ const accidentalUpPrefix = "Error: changing settings via 'tailscale up' requires
 //
 // mp is the mask of settings actually set, where mp.Prefs is the new
 // preferences to set, including any values set from implicit flags.
-func checkForAccidentalSettingReverts(flagSet map[string]bool, curPrefs *ipn.Prefs, mp *ipn.MaskedPrefs, goos, curUser string) error {
+func checkForAccidentalSettingReverts(flagSet *flag.FlagSet, curPrefs, newPrefs *ipn.Prefs, env upCheckEnv) error {
-	if len(flagSet) == 0 {
-		// A bare "tailscale up" is a special case to just
-		// mean bringing the network up without any changes.
-		return nil
-	}
 	if curPrefs.ControlURL == "" {
 		// Don't validate things on initial "up" before a control URL has been set.
 		return nil
 	}
-	curWithExplicitEdits := curPrefs.Clone()
-	curWithExplicitEdits.ApplyEdits(mp)
 
-	prefType := reflect.TypeOf(ipn.Prefs{})
+	flagIsSet := map[string]bool{}
+	flagSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		flagIsSet[f.Name] = true
+	})
 
-	// Explicit values (current + explicit edit):
+	if len(flagIsSet) == 0 {
-	ev := reflect.ValueOf(curWithExplicitEdits).Elem()
+		// A bare "tailscale up" is a special case to just
-	// Implicit values (what we'd get if we replaced everything with flag defaults):
+		// mean bringing the network up without any changes.
-	iv := reflect.ValueOf(&mp.Prefs).Elem()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// flagsCur is what flags we'd need to use to keep the exact
+	// settings as-is.
+	flagsCur := prefsToFlags(env, curPrefs)
+	flagsNew := prefsToFlags(env, newPrefs)
 
 	var missing []string
-	flagExplicitValue := map[string]interface{}{} // e.g. "accept-dns" => true (from flagSet)
+	for flagName := range flagsCur {
-	for i := 0; i < prefType.NumField(); i++ {
+		valCur, valNew := flagsCur[flagName], flagsNew[flagName]
-		prefName := prefType.Field(i).Name
+		if flagIsSet[flagName] {
-		// Persist is a legacy field used for storing keys, which
-		// probably should never have been part of Prefs. It's
-		// likely to migrate elsewhere eventually.
-		if prefName == "Persist" {
 			continue
 		}
-		// LoggedOut is a preference, but running the "up" command
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(valCur, valNew) {
-		// always implies that the user now prefers LoggedOut->false.
-		if prefName == "LoggedOut" {
 			continue
 		}
-		flagName, hasFlag := flagForPref[prefName]
+		missing = append(missing, fmtFlagValueArg(flagName, valCur))
-
-		// Special case for advertise-exit-node; which is a
-		// flag but doesn't have a corresponding pref.  The
-		// flag augments advertise-routes, so we have to infer
-		// the imaginary pref's current value from the routes.
-		if prefName == "AdvertiseRoutes" &&
-			hasExitNodeRoutes(curPrefs.AdvertiseRoutes) &&
-			!hasExitNodeRoutes(curWithExplicitEdits.AdvertiseRoutes) &&
-			!flagSet["advertise-exit-node"] {
-			missing = append(missing, "--advertise-exit-node")
-		}
-
-		if hasFlag && flagSet[flagName] {
-			flagExplicitValue[flagName] = ev.Field(i).Interface()
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if prefName == "AdvertiseRoutes" &&
-			(len(curPrefs.AdvertiseRoutes) == 0 ||
-				hasExitNodeRoutes(curPrefs.AdvertiseRoutes) && len(curPrefs.AdvertiseRoutes) == 2) &&
-			hasExitNodeRoutes(mp.Prefs.AdvertiseRoutes) &&
-			len(mp.Prefs.AdvertiseRoutes) == 2 &&
-			flagSet["advertise-exit-node"] {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// Get explicit value and implicit value
-		ex, im := ev.Field(i), iv.Field(i)
-		switch ex.Kind() {
-		case reflect.String, reflect.Slice:
-			if ex.Kind() == reflect.Slice && ex.Len() == 0 && im.Len() == 0 {
-				// Treat nil and non-nil empty slices as equivalent.
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		exi, imi := ex.Interface(), im.Interface()
-
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(exi, imi) {
-			continue
-		}
-		switch flagName {
-		case "operator":
-			if imi == "" && exi == curUser {
-				// Don't require setting operator if the current user matches
-				// the configured operator.
-				continue
-			}
-		case "snat-subnet-routes", "netfilter-mode":
-			if goos != "linux" {
-				// Issue 1833: we used to accidentally set the NoSNAT
-				// pref for non-Linux nodes. It only affects Linux, so
-				// ignore it if it changes. Likewise, ignore
-				// Linux-only netfilter-mode on non-Linux.
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		switch flagName {
-		case "":
-			return fmt.Errorf("'tailscale up' without --reset requires all preferences with changing values to be explicitly mentioned; this command would change the value of flagless pref %q", prefName)
-		case "exit-node":
-			if prefName == "ExitNodeIP" {
-				missing = append(missing, fmtFlagValueArg("exit-node", fmtSettingVal(exi)))
-			}
-		case "advertise-routes":
-			hadExitNode := hasExitNodeRoutes(exi.([]netaddr.IPPrefix))
-			routes := withoutExitNodes(exi.([]netaddr.IPPrefix))
-			missing = append(missing, fmtFlagValueArg("advertise-routes", fmtSettingVal(routes)))
-			if hadExitNode && !flagSet["advertise-exit-node"] {
-				missing = append(missing, "--advertise-exit-node")
-			}
-		default:
-			missing = append(missing, fmtFlagValueArg(flagName, fmtSettingVal(exi)))
-		}
 	}
 	if len(missing) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+	sort.Strings(missing)
+
+	// Compute the stringification of the explicitly provided args in flagSet
+	// to prepend to the command to run.
+	var explicit []string
+	flagSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		type isBool interface {
+			IsBoolFlag() bool
+		}
+		if ib, ok := f.Value.(isBool); ok && ib.IsBoolFlag() {
+			if f.Value.String() == "false" {
+				explicit = append(explicit, "--"+f.Name+"=false")
+			} else {
+				explicit = append(explicit, "--"+f.Name)
+			}
+		} else {
+			explicit = append(explicit, fmtFlagValueArg(f.Name, f.Value.String()))
+		}
+	})
+
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	sb.WriteString(accidentalUpPrefix)
 
-	var flagSetSorted []string
+	for _, a := range append(explicit, missing...) {
-	for f := range flagSet {
-		flagSetSorted = append(flagSetSorted, f)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(flagSetSorted)
-	for _, flagName := range flagSetSorted {
-		if ev, ok := flagExplicitValue[flagName]; ok {
-			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " %s", fmtFlagValueArg(flagName, fmtSettingVal(ev)))
-		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " --%s", flagName)
-		}
-	}
-	for _, a := range missing {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " %s", a)
 	}
 	sb.WriteString("\n\n")
 	return errors.New(sb.String())
 }
 
-func fmtFlagValueArg(flagName, val string) string {
+// applyImplicitPrefs mutates prefs to add implicit preferences. Currently
-	if val == "true" {
+// this is just the operator user, which only needs to be set if it doesn't
-		// TODO: check flagName's type to see if its Pref is of type bool
+// match the current user.
+//
+// curUser is os.Getenv("USER"). It's pulled out for testability.
+func applyImplicitPrefs(prefs, oldPrefs *ipn.Prefs, curUser string) {
+	if prefs.OperatorUser == "" && oldPrefs.OperatorUser == curUser {
+		prefs.OperatorUser = oldPrefs.OperatorUser
+	}
+}
+
+func flagAppliesToOS(flag, goos string) bool {
+	switch flag {
+	case "netfilter-mode", "snat-subnet-routes":
+		return goos == "linux"
+	case "unattended":
+		return goos == "windows"
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func prefsToFlags(env upCheckEnv, prefs *ipn.Prefs) (flagVal map[string]interface{}) {
+	ret := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	exitNodeIPStr := func() string {
+		if !prefs.ExitNodeIP.IsZero() {
+			return prefs.ExitNodeIP.String()
+		}
+		if prefs.ExitNodeID.IsZero() || env.curExitNodeIP.IsZero() {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return env.curExitNodeIP.String()
+	}
+
+	fs := newUpFlagSet(env.goos, new(upArgsT) /* dummy */)
+	fs.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		if preflessFlag(f.Name) {
+			return
+		}
+		set := func(v interface{}) {
+			if flagAppliesToOS(f.Name, env.goos) {
+				ret[f.Name] = v
+			} else {
+				ret[f.Name] = nil
+			}
+		}
+		switch f.Name {
+		default:
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled flag %q", f.Name))
+		case "login-server":
+			set(prefs.ControlURL)
+		case "accept-routes":
+			set(prefs.RouteAll)
+		case "host-routes":
+			set(prefs.AllowSingleHosts)
+		case "accept-dns":
+			set(prefs.CorpDNS)
+		case "shields-up":
+			set(prefs.ShieldsUp)
+		case "exit-node":
+			set(exitNodeIPStr())
+		case "exit-node-allow-lan-access":
+			set(prefs.ExitNodeAllowLANAccess)
+		case "advertise-tags":
+			set(strings.Join(prefs.AdvertiseTags, ","))
+		case "hostname":
+			set(prefs.Hostname)
+		case "operator":
+			set(prefs.OperatorUser)
+		case "advertise-routes":
+			var sb strings.Builder
+			for i, r := range withoutExitNodes(prefs.AdvertiseRoutes) {
+				if i > 0 {
+					sb.WriteByte(',')
+				}
+				sb.WriteString(r.String())
+			}
+			set(sb.String())
+		case "advertise-exit-node":
+			set(hasExitNodeRoutes(prefs.AdvertiseRoutes))
+		case "snat-subnet-routes":
+			set(!prefs.NoSNAT)
+		case "netfilter-mode":
+			set(prefs.NetfilterMode.String())
+		case "unattended":
+			set(prefs.ForceDaemon)
+		}
+	})
+	return ret
+}
+
+func fmtFlagValueArg(flagName string, val interface{}) string {
+	if val == true {
 		return "--" + flagName
 	}
 	if val == "" {
 		return "--" + flagName + "="
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%v", flagName, shellquote.Join(val))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%v", flagName, shellquote.Join(fmt.Sprint(val)))
-}
-
-func fmtSettingVal(v interface{}) string {
-	switch v := v.(type) {
-	case bool:
-		return strconv.FormatBool(v)
-	case string:
-		return v
-	case preftype.NetfilterMode:
-		return v.String()
-	case []string:
-		return strings.Join(v, ",")
-	case []netaddr.IPPrefix:
-		var sb strings.Builder
-		for i, r := range v {
-			if i > 0 {
-				sb.WriteByte(',')
-			}
-			sb.WriteString(r.String())
-		}
-		return sb.String()
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprint(v)
 }
 
 func hasExitNodeRoutes(rr []netaddr.IPPrefix) bool {
@@ -738,3 +749,27 @@ func withoutExitNodes(rr []netaddr.IPPrefix) []netaddr.IPPrefix {
 	}
 	return out
 }
+
+// exitNodeIP returns the exit node IP from p, using st to map
+// it from its ID form to an IP address if needed.
+func exitNodeIP(p *ipn.Prefs, st *ipnstate.Status) (ip netaddr.IP) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !p.ExitNodeIP.IsZero() {
+		return p.ExitNodeIP
+	}
+	id := p.ExitNodeID
+	if id.IsZero() {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, p := range st.Peer {
+		if p.ID == id {
+			if len(p.TailscaleIPs) > 0 {
+				return p.TailscaleIPs[0]
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}