{"record":{"id":"bcb8b6921ac19c2f","repo":"coleam00/Archon","slug":"delete-the-file-inside-the-container-or-wipe-t","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"    delete the file inside the container or wipe the archon_user_home volume to reset.","messagePattern":"    delete the file inside the container or wipe the archon_user_home volume to reset\\.","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"info","filePath":"packages/server/src/scripts/setup-auth.ts","lineNumber":44,"sourceCode":"  const accessToken = process.env.CODEX_ACCESS_TOKEN;\n  const refreshToken = process.env.CODEX_REFRESH_TOKEN;\n  const accountId = process.env.CODEX_ACCOUNT_ID;\n\n  // No CODEX_* env vars provided: warn if a persisted auth.json already\n  // exists on the volume (may be stale), otherwise skip with \"unavailable\".\n  if (!idToken || !accessToken || !refreshToken || !accountId) {\n    // /home/appuser is now persisted across restarts in Docker, so a stale\n    // auth.json from a previous run with creds is not automatically wiped.\n    // Surface this so operators don't end up with Codex silently using old/revoked tokens.\n    const persistedAuthPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.codex', 'auth.json');\n    if (fs.existsSync(persistedAuthPath)) {\n      console.warn(\n        `⚠️  CODEX_* env vars not set, but persisted ${persistedAuthPath} exists from a previous run`\n      );\n      console.warn(\n        '    Codex will attempt to use those credentials. If they are stale or revoked,'\n      );\n      console.warn(\n        '    delete the file inside the container or wipe the archon_user_home volume to reset.'\n      );\n      return;\n    }\n    console.log('⏭️  Skipping Codex auth setup - credentials not provided');\n    console.log('   Codex assistant will be unavailable');\n    return;\n  }\n\n  console.log('🔐 Setting up Codex authentication...');\n\n  // Create auth.json structure\n  const authData: AuthJson = {\n    OPENAI_API_KEY: null,\n    tokens: {\n      id_token: idToken,\n      access_token: accessToken,\n      refresh_token: refreshToken,","sourceCodeStart":26,"sourceCodeEnd":62,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/coleam00/Archon/blob/0773b9745896ef0612e709c80845a0f7db315b19/packages/server/src/scripts/setup-auth.ts#L26-L62","documentation":"Final line of the stale Codex auth warning: setupAuth instructs the operator to delete the persisted auth.json inside the container or wipe the archon_user_home volume to reset, then returns early, leaving the existing credentials in place. Codex remains available but on the old credential set.","triggerScenarios":"Same setupAuth path: no CODEX_* env vars provided and persisted ~/.codex/auth.json detected; the function returns after printing the three warning lines.","commonSituations":"Operator wants to intentionally keep existing credentials; or must clean up before Codex can authenticate with valid tokens.","solutions":["Run: rm ~/.codex/auth.json inside the container (or docker exec into it)","Or remove the archon_user_home volume and restart to reset the persisted home","Or provide CODEX_* env vars and re-run setup-auth to overwrite the file"],"exampleFix":"null","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// reset persisted Codex auth before starting without env credentials\nfs.rmSync(path.join(os.homedir(), '.codex', 'auth.json'), { force: true });","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"null","preventionTips":["Decide explicitly per deployment: either supply CODEX_* env vars or start from a clean home","Wipe archon_user_home when reusing a volume across unrelated credential sets","Log credential provenance (env vs persisted file) at startup for auditability"],"tags":["auth","codex","docker","persisted-state","setup"],"backgroundTag":"stale-credentials","analyzedSha":"0773b9745896ef0612e709c80845a0f7db315b19","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T02:28:07.064Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T05:18:18.240Z"}