openai/codex · error

command cwd must be valid UTF-8

Error message

command cwd must be valid UTF-8

What it means

Error "command cwd must be valid UTF-8" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/sandboxing/src/landlock.rs:39

/// `docs/linux_sandbox.md` for the Linux semantics.
#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
pub fn create_linux_sandbox_command_args_for_permission_profile(
    command: Vec<String>,
    command_cwd: &Path,
    permission_profile: &PermissionProfile,
    sandbox_policy_cwd: &Path,
    use_legacy_landlock: bool,
    allow_network_for_proxy: bool,
) -> Vec<String> {
    let permission_profile_json = serde_json::to_string(permission_profile)
        .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("failed to serialize permission profile: {err}"));
    let sandbox_policy_cwd = sandbox_policy_cwd
        .to_str()
        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("cwd must be valid UTF-8"))
        .to_string();
    let command_cwd = command_cwd
        .to_str()
        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("command cwd must be valid UTF-8"))
        .to_string();

    let mut linux_cmd: Vec<String> = vec![
        "--sandbox-policy-cwd".to_string(),
        sandbox_policy_cwd,
        "--command-cwd".to_string(),
        command_cwd,
        "--permission-profile".to_string(),
        permission_profile_json,
    ];
    // Proxy-only networking requires bubblewrap's isolated network namespace.
    if use_legacy_landlock && !allow_network_for_proxy {
        linux_cmd.push("--use-legacy-landlock".to_string());
    }
    if allow_network_for_proxy {
        linux_cmd.push("--allow-network-for-proxy".to_string());
    }
    linux_cmd.push("--".to_string());

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/sandboxing/src/landlock.rs:39 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/908c7a623353462f. Report an issue: GitHub.