openai/codex · error · std::io::Error

failed to read effective config for selected permission prof

Error message

failed to read effective config for selected permission profile: {err}

What it means

Error "failed to read effective config for selected permission profile: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:4425

            PermissionProfile::Disabled
        ) && self
            .config_layer_stack
            .requirements_toml()
            .network
            .is_some()
    }

    /// Resolves a named permission profile from effective config and managed requirements.
    pub fn resolve_permission_profile(
        &self,
        profile_name: &str,
    ) -> std::io::Result<PermissionProfileToml> {
        let cfg: ConfigToml = self
            .config_layer_stack
            .effective_config()
            .try_into()
            .map_err(|err| {
                std::io::Error::new(
                    ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                    format!(
                        "failed to read effective config for selected permission profile: {err}"
                    ),
                )
            })?;
        let permissions = merge_managed_permission_profiles(
            cfg.permissions.as_ref(),
            self.config_layer_stack.requirements_toml(),
        )?
        .unwrap_or_default();

        permissions::resolve_permission_profile(&permissions, profile_name)
    }

    pub fn network_proxy_spec_for_active_permission_profile(
        &self,
        active_permission_profile: &ActivePermissionProfile,

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Solutions

1. Fix the selected permission profile configuration per the underlying error.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:4425 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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