openai/codex · error

AllocateAndInitializeSid failed: {}

Error message

AllocateAndInitializeSid failed: {}

What it means

Error "AllocateAndInitializeSid failed: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/setup.rs:504

fn is_elevated() -> Result<bool> {
    unsafe {
        let mut administrators_group: *mut c_void = std::ptr::null_mut();
        let ok = AllocateAndInitializeSid(
            &SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY,
            2,
            SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID,
            DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_ADMINS,
            0,
            0,
            0,
            0,
            0,
            0,
            &mut administrators_group,
        );
        if ok == 0 {
            return Err(anyhow!(
                "AllocateAndInitializeSid failed: {}",
                GetLastError()
            ));
        }
        let mut is_member = 0i32;
        let check = CheckTokenMembership(0, administrators_group, &mut is_member as *mut _);
        FreeSid(administrators_group as *mut _);
        if check == 0 {
            return Err(anyhow!("CheckTokenMembership failed: {}", GetLastError()));
        }
        Ok(is_member != 0)
    }
}

fn canonical_existing(paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
    paths
        .iter()
        .filter_map(|p| {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/setup.rs:504 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4ad177e722bc8022. Report an issue: GitHub.