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HelperSidResolveFailed

HelperSidResolveFailed

Error message

resolve SID for offline user {} failed: {err}

What it means

Error "resolve SID for offline user {} failed: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win.rs:731

        FILE_GENERIC_READ | FILE_GENERIC_EXECUTE,
        FILE_GENERIC_READ | FILE_GENERIC_WRITE | FILE_GENERIC_EXECUTE | DELETE,
        payload.mode,
    )
    .map_err(|err| {
        anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperSandboxLockFailed,
            format!(
                "lock sandbox bin dir {} failed: {err}",
                sandbox_bin_dir(&payload.codex_home).display()
            ),
        ))
    })
}

fn run_provision_only(payload: &Payload, log: &mut dyn Write, sbx_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
    provision_and_hide_sandbox_users(payload, log, sbx_dir)?;
    let offline_sid = resolve_sid(&payload.offline_username).map_err(|err| {
        anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperSidResolveFailed,
            format!(
                "resolve SID for offline user {} failed: {err}",
                payload.offline_username
            ),
        ))
    })?;
    let offline_sid_str = string_from_sid_bytes(&offline_sid).map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)?;

    let sandbox_group_sid = resolve_sandbox_users_group_sid().map_err(|err| {
        anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperSidResolveFailed,
            format!("resolve sandbox users group SID failed: {err}"),
        ))
    })?;

    configure_offline_sandbox_network(payload, &offline_sid_str, log)?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win.rs:731 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/d04088e7ce215530. Report an issue: GitHub.