openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

failed to create psuedo console: HRESULT {result}

Error message

failed to create psuedo console: HRESULT {result}

What it means

Error "failed to create psuedo console: HRESULT {result}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/utils/pty/src/win/psuedocon.rs:143

}

impl PsuedoCon {
    pub fn raw_handle(&self) -> HPCON {
        self.con
    }

    pub fn new(size: COORD, input: FileDescriptor, output: FileDescriptor) -> Result<Self, Error> {
        let mut con: HPCON = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
        let result = unsafe {
            (CONPTY.CreatePseudoConsole)(
                size,
                input.as_raw_handle() as _,
                output.as_raw_handle() as _,
                PSEUDOCONSOLE_RESIZE_QUIRK,
                &mut con,
            )
        };
        ensure!(
            result == S_OK,
            "failed to create psuedo console: HRESULT {result}"
        );
        Ok(Self {
            con,
            _input: input,
            _output: output,
        })
    }

    pub fn resize(&self, size: COORD) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let result = unsafe { (CONPTY.ResizePseudoConsole)(self.con, size) };
        ensure!(
            result == S_OK,
            "failed to resize console to {}x{}: HRESULT: {}",
            size.X,
            size.Y,
            result

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/utils/pty/src/win/psuedocon.rs:143 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/2ea7eb26ff814903. Report an issue: GitHub.