openai/codex · error

failed to remove protected create target {}: {err}

Error message

failed to remove protected create target {}: {err}

What it means

Error "failed to remove protected create target {}: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/linux-sandbox/src/linux_run_main.rs:1165

                Err(err) => panic!(
                    "failed to remove protected create marker directory {}: {err}",
                    target.marker_dir.display()
                ),
            }
        }
        violation
    })
}

fn remove_protected_create_target(target: &crate::bwrap::ProtectedCreateTarget) -> bool {
    for attempt in 0..100 {
        match try_remove_protected_create_target(target) {
            Ok(removal) => return removal.is_some(),
            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::DirectoryNotEmpty && attempt < 99 => {
                thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
            }
            Err(err) => {
                panic!(
                    "failed to remove protected create target {}: {err}",
                    target.path().display()
                );
            }
        }
    }
    unreachable!("protected create removal retry loop should return or panic")
}

fn remove_protected_create_target_best_effort(
    target: &crate::bwrap::ProtectedCreateTarget,
) -> Option<ProtectedCreateRemoval> {
    for _ in 0..100 {
        match try_remove_protected_create_target(target) {
            Ok(removal) => return removal,
            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::DirectoryNotEmpty => {
                thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/linux-sandbox/src/linux_run_main.rs:1165 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/22d0bda77b1c715f. Report an issue: GitHub.