openai/codex · error · SandboxErr

command was killed by a signal

Error message

command was killed by a signal

What it means

Error "command was killed by a signal" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/protocol/src/error.rs:62

        network_policy_decision: Option<NetworkPolicyDecisionPayload>,
    },

    /// Error from linux seccomp filter setup
    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
    #[error("seccomp setup error")]
    SeccompInstall(#[from] seccompiler::Error),

    /// Error from linux seccomp backend
    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
    #[error("seccomp backend error")]
    SeccompBackend(#[from] seccompiler::BackendError),

    /// Command timed out
    #[error("command timed out")]
    Timeout { output: Box<ExecToolCallOutput> },

    /// Command was killed by a signal
    #[error("command was killed by a signal")]
    Signal(i32),

    /// Error from linux landlock
    #[error("Landlock was not able to fully enforce all sandbox rules")]
    LandlockRestrict,
}

pub struct CodexErr {
    details: CodexErrorDetails,
    retry_delay: Option<Duration>,
}

/// The semantic category and diagnostic payload for a [`CodexErr`].
#[derive(Error, Debug, EnumDiscriminants)]
#[strum_discriminants(name(CodexErrKind))]
#[strum_discriminants(derive(serde::Serialize))]
#[strum_discriminants(serde(rename_all = "snake_case"))]
#[strum_discriminants(doc = "The payload-free semantic category used for analytics.")]

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/protocol/src/error.rs:62 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/d40c45b6c94ab237. Report an issue: GitHub.