openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

`codex sandbox` is not supported on this operating system

Error message

`codex sandbox` is not supported on this operating system

What it means

Error "`codex sandbox` is not supported on this operating system" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:1669

            .await?;
            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
            codex_cli::run_command_under_landlock(
                sandbox_cli,
                arg0_paths.codex_linux_sandbox_exe.clone(),
                loader_overrides,
            )
            .await?;
            #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
            codex_cli::run_command_under_windows_sandbox(
                sandbox_cli,
                arg0_paths.codex_linux_sandbox_exe.clone(),
                loader_overrides,
            )
            .await?;
            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux", target_os = "windows")))]
            {
                let _ = loader_overrides;
                anyhow::bail!("`codex sandbox` is not supported on this operating system");
            }
        }
        Some(Subcommand::Debug(DebugCommand { subcommand })) => match subcommand {
            DebugSubcommand::Models(cmd) => {
                reject_remote_mode_for_subcommand(
                    root_remote.as_deref(),
                    root_remote_auth_token_env.as_deref(),
                    "debug models",
                )?;
                run_debug_models_command(cmd, root_config_overrides).await?;
            }
            DebugSubcommand::AppServer(cmd) => {
                reject_remote_mode_for_subcommand(
                    root_remote.as_deref(),
                    root_remote_auth_token_env.as_deref(),
                    "debug app-server",
                )?;
                run_debug_app_server_command(cmd).await?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:1669 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/ff0fcd777ed8ee6b. Report an issue: GitHub.