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CreateFileW failed for {}

Error message

CreateFileW failed for {}

What it means

Error "CreateFileW failed for {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/acl.rs:83

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/// Fetch DACL via handle-based query; caller must LocalFree the returned SD.
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must free the returned security descriptor with `LocalFree` and pass an existing path.
pub unsafe fn fetch_dacl_handle(path: &Path) -> Result<(*mut ACL, *mut c_void)> {
    let wpath = to_wide(path);
    let h = CreateFileW(
        wpath.as_ptr(),
        READ_CONTROL,
        FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
        std::ptr::null_mut(),
        OPEN_EXISTING,
        FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS,
        0,
    );
    if h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
        return Err(anyhow!("CreateFileW failed for {}", path.display()));
    }
    let mut p_sd: *mut c_void = std::ptr::null_mut();
    let mut p_dacl: *mut ACL = std::ptr::null_mut();
    let code = GetSecurityInfo(
        h,
        1, // SE_FILE_OBJECT
        DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
        std::ptr::null_mut(),
        std::ptr::null_mut(),
        &mut p_dacl,
        std::ptr::null_mut(),
        &mut p_sd,
    );
    CloseHandle(h);
    if code != ERROR_SUCCESS {
        return Err(anyhow!(
            "GetSecurityInfo failed for {}: {}",
            path.display(),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/acl.rs:83 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/b79df53b7519160e. Report an issue: GitHub.