openai/codex · error · io::Error

path contains a reparse point

Error message

path contains a reparse point

What it means

Error "path contains a reparse point" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/exec-server/src/no_follow/windows.rs:176

    let mut handle = 0;
    let status = unsafe {
        NtCreateFile(
            &mut handle,
            desired_access | SYNCHRONIZE_ACCESS,
            &object_attributes,
            &mut io_status_block,
            ptr::null(),
            FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
            FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
            create_disposition,
            create_options | FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT,
            ptr::null(),
            /*ea_length*/ 0,
        )
    };
    if status < 0 {
        if status == STATUS_REPARSE_POINT_ENCOUNTERED {
            return Err(io::Error::new(
                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                "path contains a reparse point",
            ));
        }
        let code = unsafe { RtlNtStatusToDosError(status) };
        return Err(io::Error::from_raw_os_error(code as i32));
    }
    if handle == 0 || handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
        return Err(io::Error::other(
            "NtCreateFile returned an invalid filesystem handle",
        ));
    }

    Ok(unsafe { OwnedHandle::from_raw_handle(handle as RawHandle) })
}

fn open_entry(path: &Path) -> io::Result<std::fs::File> {
    let handle = open_handle(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/exec-server/src/no_follow/windows.rs:176 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/5051f2da3c345b38. Report an issue: GitHub.