openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

expected an absolute path, got {socket_path:?}

Error message

expected an absolute path, got {socket_path:?}

What it means

Error "expected an absolute path, got {socket_path:?}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/network-proxy/src/config.rs:424

pub(crate) enum ValidatedUnixSocketPath {
    Native(AbsolutePathBuf),
    UnixStyleAbsolute(UnixStyleAbsolutePath),
}

impl ValidatedUnixSocketPath {
    pub(crate) fn parse(socket_path: &str) -> Result<Self> {
        let path = Path::new(socket_path);
        if path.is_absolute() {
            let path = AbsolutePathBuf::from_absolute_path(path)
                .with_context(|| format!("failed to normalize unix socket path {socket_path:?}"))?;
            return Ok(Self::Native(path));
        }

        if let Some(path) = UnixStyleAbsolutePath::parse(socket_path) {
            return Ok(Self::UnixStyleAbsolute(path));
        }

        bail!("expected an absolute path, got {socket_path:?}");
    }
}

pub(crate) fn validate_unix_socket_allowlist_paths(cfg: &NetworkProxyConfig) -> Result<()> {
    for (index, socket_path) in cfg.allow_unix_sockets().iter().enumerate() {
        ValidatedUnixSocketPath::parse(socket_path)
            .with_context(|| format!("invalid network.allow_unix_sockets[{index}]"))?;
    }
    Ok(())
}

pub fn resolve_runtime(cfg: &NetworkProxyConfig) -> Result<RuntimeConfig> {
    validate_unix_socket_allowlist_paths(cfg)?;

    let http_addr = resolve_addr(&cfg.proxy_url, /*default_port*/ 3128)
        .with_context(|| format!("invalid network.proxy_url: {}", cfg.proxy_url))?;
    let socks_addr = resolve_addr(&cfg.socks_url, /*default_port*/ 8081)
        .with_context(|| format!("invalid network.socks_url: {}", cfg.socks_url))?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/network-proxy/src/config.rs:424 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/d893d1305dd793a8. Report an issue: GitHub.