openai/codex · error · io::Error

io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied

io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied

Error message

remote control is disabled by managed requirements

What it means

Error "remote control is disabled by managed requirements" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/desired_state.rs:101

            .await
            .map_err(io::Error::other)?;
        let desired_state = desired_state_from_persisted_enrollment(enrollment);
        self.desired_state_tx.send_if_modified(|state| {
            if !matches!(*state, RemoteControlDesiredState::Unknown) {
                return false;
            }
            *state = desired_state;
            true
        });
        Ok(self.desired_state_tx.borrow().is_enabled())
    }

    pub async fn enable(
        &self,
        app_server_client_name: Option<&str>,
    ) -> io::Result<RemoteControlStatusChangedNotification> {
        self.ensure_remote_control_allowed()
            .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied, err))?;
        let _transition = self
            .desired_state_rpc_lock
            .acquire()
            .await
            .unwrap_or_else(|_| unreachable!());
        let state_db = self
            .state_db
            .as_deref()
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, RemoteControlUnavailable))?;
        let mut auth = super::auth::load_remote_control_auth(&self.auth_manager).await?;
        let remote_control_target = normalize_remote_control_url(&self.remote_control_url)?;
        let app_server_client_name = self.pairing_persistence_key(app_server_client_name)?;
        let app_server_client_name = app_server_client_name.as_deref();
        let status = self.status();
        let mut current_enrollment = self.current_enrollment.lock().await;
        let (enrollment, _) = self
            .load_or_enroll_server(
                &current_enrollment,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/desired_state.rs:101 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/7a63336e07ae5a0e. Report an issue: GitHub.