openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

`codex sandbox setup` currently requires --elevated

Error message

`codex sandbox setup` currently requires --elevated

What it means

Error "`codex sandbox setup` currently requires --elevated" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/sandbox_setup.rs:56

    )]
    current_user: bool,

    /// CODEX_HOME for the Codex user. Required with --user.
    #[arg(long = "codex-home", value_name = "DIR")]
    codex_home: Option<PathBuf>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
enum SandboxSetupLevel {
    Elevated,
}

impl SandboxSetupCommand {
    fn setup_level(&self) -> anyhow::Result<SandboxSetupLevel> {
        if self.elevated_sandbox_level {
            Ok(SandboxSetupLevel::Elevated)
        } else {
            anyhow::bail!("`codex sandbox setup` currently requires --elevated");
        }
    }
}

pub(crate) async fn run(
    cmd: SandboxSetupCommand,
    config_profile: Option<ProfileV2Name>,
    cli_overrides: Vec<(String, TomlValue)>,
) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd.setup_level()? {
        SandboxSetupLevel::Elevated => run_elevated(cmd, config_profile, cli_overrides).await,
    }
}

pub(crate) fn parse_setup_command(
    sandbox_command: &[String],
) -> anyhow::Result<Option<SandboxSetupCommand>> {
    if sandbox_command

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/sandbox_setup.rs:56 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/594b23b400ac8c06. Report an issue: GitHub.