openai/codex · error

invalid SID string: {sid}

Error message

invalid SID string: {sid}

What it means

Error "invalid SID string: {sid}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/token.rs:150

pub unsafe fn convert_string_sid_to_sid(s: &str) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
    #[link(name = "advapi32")]
    unsafe extern "system" {
        fn ConvertStringSidToSidW(StringSid: *const u16, Sid: *mut *mut c_void) -> i32;
    }
    let mut psid: *mut c_void = std::ptr::null_mut();
    let ok = unsafe { ConvertStringSidToSidW(to_wide(s).as_ptr(), &mut psid) };
    if ok != 0 { Some(psid) } else { None }
}

/// Owns a SID allocated by `ConvertStringSidToSidW` and releases it with `LocalFree`.
pub struct LocalSid {
    psid: *mut c_void,
}

impl LocalSid {
    pub fn from_string(sid: &str) -> Result<Self> {
        let psid = unsafe { convert_string_sid_to_sid(sid) }
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("invalid SID string: {sid}"))?;
        Ok(Self { psid })
    }

    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut c_void {
        self.psid
    }
}

impl Drop for LocalSid {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        if !self.psid.is_null() {
            unsafe {
                LocalFree(self.psid as HLOCAL);
            }
        }
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/token.rs:150 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/a6b5b8c177dc6164. Report an issue: GitHub.