openai/codex · error · io::Error

glob_scan_max_depth must be at least 1

Error message

glob_scan_max_depth must be at least 1

What it means

Error "glob_scan_max_depth must be at least 1" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/permissions.rs:747

                    patterns.push(path.clone());
                }
            }
            FilesystemPermissionToml::Access(_) => {}
            FilesystemPermissionToml::Scoped(scoped_entries) => {
                for (subpath, access) in scoped_entries {
                    if *access == FileSystemAccessMode::Deny && subpath.contains("**") {
                        patterns.push(format!("{path}/{subpath}"));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    patterns
}

fn validate_glob_scan_max_depth(max_depth: Option<usize>) -> io::Result<Option<usize>> {
    match max_depth {
        Some(0) => Err(io::Error::new(
            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            "glob_scan_max_depth must be at least 1",
        )),
        _ => Ok(max_depth),
    }
}

fn contains_glob_chars(path: &str) -> bool {
    contains_glob_chars_for_platform(path, cfg!(windows))
}

fn contains_glob_chars_for_platform(path: &str, is_windows: bool) -> bool {
    let normalized_windows_path = if is_windows {
        normalize_windows_device_path(path)
    } else {
        None
    };
    let path = normalized_windows_path.as_deref().unwrap_or(path);

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Solutions

1. Set glob_scan_max_depth to at least 1.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/permissions.rs:747 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/bb8728e58824473a. Report an issue: GitHub.