openai/codex · error · SetupFailure

HelperFirewallRuleCreateOrAddFailed

HelperFirewallRuleCreateOrAddFailed

Error message

ensure offline proxy allowlist failed: {err}

What it means

Error "ensure offline proxy allowlist failed: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win.rs:637

    Ok(())
}

fn configure_offline_sandbox_network(
    payload: &Payload,
    offline_sid_str: &str,
    log: &mut dyn Write,
) -> Result<()> {
    let proxy_allowlist_result = firewall::ensure_offline_proxy_allowlist(
        offline_sid_str,
        &payload.proxy_ports,
        payload.allow_local_binding,
        log,
    );
    if let Err(err) = proxy_allowlist_result {
        if extract_setup_failure(&err).is_some() {
            return Err(err);
        }
        return Err(anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperFirewallRuleCreateOrAddFailed,
            format!("ensure offline proxy allowlist failed: {err}"),
        )));
    }
    let firewall_result = firewall::ensure_offline_outbound_block(offline_sid_str, log);
    if let Err(err) = firewall_result {
        if extract_setup_failure(&err).is_some() {
            return Err(err);
        }
        return Err(anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperFirewallRuleCreateOrAddFailed,
            format!("ensure offline outbound block failed: {err}"),
        )));
    }
    install_wfp_filters(
        &payload.codex_home,
        &payload.offline_username,
        payload.otel.as_ref(),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win.rs:637 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/9efd7e63adc5ff5c. Report an issue: GitHub.