openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

{operation} failed: {}

Error message

{operation} failed: {}

What it means

Error "{operation} failed: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/wfp.rs:363

/// Deletes an old copy of a filter before re-adding it.
fn delete_filter_if_present(engine: HANDLE, key: &GUID) -> Result<()> {
    let result = unsafe { FwpmFilterDeleteByKey0(engine, key) };
    ensure_success_or(
        result,
        "FwpmFilterDeleteByKey0",
        &[FWP_E_FILTER_NOT_FOUND as u32, FWP_E_NOT_FOUND as u32],
    )
}

fn ensure_success(result: u32, operation: &str) -> Result<()> {
    ensure_success_or(result, operation, &[])
}

fn ensure_success_or(result: u32, operation: &str, allowed: &[u32]) -> Result<()> {
    if result == 0 || allowed.contains(&result) {
        Ok(())
    } else {
        Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
            "{operation} failed: {}",
            format_error_code(result)
        ))
    }
}

fn format_error_code(result: u32) -> String {
    format!("0x{result:08X}")
}

fn empty_blob() -> FWP_BYTE_BLOB {
    FWP_BYTE_BLOB {
        size: 0,
        data: null_mut(),
    }
}

fn empty_value() -> FWP_VALUE0 {

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Solutions

1. Run with administrator or elevated privileges so Windows Filtering Platform operations succeed; inspect the inner error for the failing operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/wfp.rs:363 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/d9b52bae10f4bd54. Report an issue: GitHub.