IB Gateway isn't trying to log in

[zelenij]

I've tried with both stable and latest docker images. The result seems to be the same. These are the last logs I see in the docker logs for the container:

2025-10-18 17:21:11:705 IBC: Getting config dialog
2025-10-18 17:21:11:705 IBC: Creating config dialog future
2025-10-18 17:21:11:711 IBC: Getting config dialog
2025-10-18 17:21:11:714 IBC: Waiting for config dialog future to complete
2025-10-18 17:21:11:715 IBC: Getting main window
2025-10-18 17:21:11:720 IBC: Creating main window future
2025-10-18 17:21:13:226 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Opened
2025-10-18 17:21:13:227 IBC: Login dialog WINDOW_OPENED: LoginState is LOGGED_OUT
2025-10-18 17:21:13:228 IBC: trading mode from settings: tradingMode=paper
2025-10-18 17:21:13:228 IBC: Setting Trading mode = paper
2025-10-18 17:21:13:343 IBC: Setting user name
2025-10-18 17:21:13:344 IBC: Setting password
2025-10-18 17:21:13:344 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Activated
2025-10-18 17:21:13:351 IBC: detected frame entitled: IBKR Gateway; event=Focused
2025/10/18 17:21:16 socat[127] E connect(5, AF=2 127.0.0.1:4002, 16): Connection refused
2025/10/18 17:21:22 socat[128] E connect(5, AF=2 127.0.0.1:4002, 16): Connection refused
2025/10/18 17:21:29 socat[129] E connect(5, AF=2 127.0.0.1:4002, 16): Connection refused
2025/10/18 17:21:39 socat[130] E connect(5, AF=2 127.0.0.1:4002, 16): Connection refused

Comparing to logs other people post, I expected there to be more, i.e. ib-connector to actually say something about trying to log in. But noting. I attibute socat errors to my main process trying to establish a connection to the gateway and failing.

When I login via VNC, I can see the gateway process clearly, open on the paper login - and no activity, i.e. the dialog for username/password is open and there is no info input there.

I'm on arm64, if that's relevant, ubuntu 24.

I was unable to find a similar issue in the discussions or the main issues section.

[gnzsnz]

You need a line like "IBC: Login has completed". The socat error line is because you are connecting before login is successful. Paste the full log, i can't help otherwise. you might want to remove your account number form the log.

try with the troubleshooting guide #245

[zelenij]

It turns out my own stupidity was at fault here :) I provided TWS_USERID_PAPER in the config, but not TWS_USERID, so the system, in effect, had no credentials to use. It is working now.