openai/codex · error · SetupFailure

HelperUsersGroupCreateFailed

HelperUsersGroupCreateFailed

Error message

failed to create local group {name}, code {status}

What it means

Error "failed to create local group {name}, code {status}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win/sandbox_users.rs:188

    let comment_w = to_wide(OsStr::new(comment));
    unsafe {
        let info = LOCALGROUP_INFO_1 {
            lgrpi1_name: name_w.as_ptr() as *mut u16,
            lgrpi1_comment: comment_w.as_ptr() as *mut u16,
        };
        let mut parm_err: u32 = 0;
        let status = NetLocalGroupAdd(
            std::ptr::null(),
            1,
            &info as *const _ as *mut u8,
            &mut parm_err as *mut _,
        );
        if status != NERR_Success && status != ERROR_ALIAS_EXISTS && status != NERR_GROUP_EXISTS {
            super::log_line(
                log,
                &format!("NetLocalGroupAdd failed for {name} code {status} parm_err={parm_err}"),
            )?;
            return Err(anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
                SetupErrorCode::HelperUsersGroupCreateFailed,
                format!("failed to create local group {name}, code {status}"),
            )));
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

pub fn ensure_local_group_member(group_name: &str, member_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
    // If the member is already in the group, NetLocalGroupAddMembers may
    // return an error code. We don't care.
    let group_w = to_wide(OsStr::new(group_name));
    let member_w = to_wide(OsStr::new(member_name));
    unsafe {
        let member = LOCALGROUP_MEMBERS_INFO_3 {
            lgrmi3_domainandname: member_w.as_ptr() as *mut u16,
        };
        let _ = NetLocalGroupAddMembers(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win/sandbox_users.rs:188 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/f1ca570a3727f2f9. Report an issue: GitHub.