openai/codex · error · io::Error

managed config root must be a table

Error message

managed config root must be a table

What it means

Error "managed config root must be a table" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/config/src/loader/macos.rs:183

            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, err)
        }
    })?;

    validate_managed_config_toml_strictly_if_requested(
        strict_config,
        &source_name,
        &raw_toml,
        &parsed,
        base_dir,
    )?;
    match parsed {
        TomlValue::Table(parsed) => Ok(ManagedAdminConfigLayer {
            config: TomlValue::Table(parsed),
            raw_toml,
        }),
        other => {
            tracing::error!("Managed config TOML must have a table at the root, found {other:?}",);
            Err(io::Error::new(
                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
                "managed config root must be a table",
            ))
        }
    }
}

fn validate_managed_config_toml_strictly_if_requested(
    strict_config: bool,
    source_name: &str,
    raw_toml: &str,
    parsed: &TomlValue,
    base_dir: &Path,
) -> io::Result<()> {
    if !strict_config {
        return Ok(());
    }

View on GitHub (pinned to 339751715c)

Solutions

1. Fix the managed config so its root object is a table (dictionary), not a scalar or array.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/config/src/loader/macos.rs:183 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/a2260e8c21b30366. Report an issue: GitHub.