fix(frpc): respect feature gates in verify (#5465)

cmd/frpc/sub/root.go

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/config/source"
 	v1 "github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/config/v1"
 	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/config/v1/validation"
-	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/policy/featuregate"
 	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/policy/security"
 	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/util/log"
 	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/util/version"
@@ -131,12 +130,6 @@ func runClient(cfgFilePath string, unsafeFeatures *security.UnsafeFeatures) erro
 			"please use yaml/json/toml format instead!\n")
 	}
 
-	if len(result.Common.FeatureGates) > 0 {
-		if err := featuregate.SetFromMap(result.Common.FeatureGates); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return runClientWithAggregator(result, unsafeFeatures, cfgFilePath)
 }
 

cmd/frpc/sub/verify.go

@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(verifyCmd)
 }
 
+func verifyClientConfig(
+	configFile string,
+	strict bool,
+	unsafeFeatures *security.UnsafeFeatures,
+) (validation.Warning, error) {
+	cliCfg, proxyCfgs, visitorCfgs, _, err := config.LoadClientConfig(configFile, strict)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return validation.ValidateAllClientConfig(cliCfg, proxyCfgs, visitorCfgs, unsafeFeatures)
+}
+
 var verifyCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "verify",
 	Short: "Verify that the configures is valid",
@@ -38,13 +50,8 @@ var verifyCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		cliCfg, proxyCfgs, visitorCfgs, _, err := config.LoadClientConfig(cfgFile, strictConfigMode)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
 		unsafeFeatures := security.NewUnsafeFeatures(allowUnsafe)
-		warning, err := validation.ValidateAllClientConfig(cliCfg, proxyCfgs, visitorCfgs, unsafeFeatures)
+		warning, err := verifyClientConfig(cfgFile, strictConfigMode, unsafeFeatures)
 		if warning != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("WARNING: %v\n", warning)
 		}

cmd/frpc/sub/verify_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The frp Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package sub
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/policy/security"
+)
+
+func TestVerifyClientConfigFeatureGates(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		content string
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "VirtualNet enabled",
+			content: `featureGates = { VirtualNet = true }
+virtualNet.address = "100.86.0.4/24"
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "VirtualNet disabled",
+			content: `featureGates = { VirtualNet = false }
+virtualNet.address = "100.86.0.4/24"
+`,
+			wantErr: "VirtualNet feature is not enabled",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "unknown feature gate",
+			content: `featureGates = { UnknownFeature = true }`,
+			wantErr: "unrecognized feature gate: UnknownFeature",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			configFile := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "frpc.toml")
+			require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(configFile, []byte(tc.content), 0o600))
+
+			warning, err := verifyClientConfig(configFile, true, security.NewUnsafeFeatures(nil))
+			require.NoError(t, warning)
+			if tc.wantErr == "" {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.wantErr)
+		})
+	}
+}