openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

path must be absolute: {}

Error message

path must be absolute: {}

What it means

Error "path must be absolute: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/tui/src/windows_sandbox.rs:102

        )
    }) {
        "codex.windows_sandbox.elevated_setup_canceled"
    } else {
        "codex.windows_sandbox.elevated_setup_failure"
    }
}

#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
pub(crate) fn grant_read_root_non_elevated(
    permission_profile: &PermissionProfile,
    workspace_roots: &[AbsolutePathBuf],
    command_cwd: &Path,
    env_map: &HashMap<String, String>,
    codex_home: &Path,
    read_root: &Path,
) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
    if !read_root.is_absolute() {
        anyhow::bail!("path must be absolute: {}", read_root.display());
    }
    if !read_root.exists() {
        anyhow::bail!("path does not exist: {}", read_root.display());
    }
    if !read_root.is_dir() {
        anyhow::bail!("path must be a directory: {}", read_root.display());
    }

    let canonical_root = dunce::canonicalize(read_root)?;
    codex_windows_sandbox::run_setup_refresh_with_extra_read_roots(
        permission_profile,
        workspace_roots,
        command_cwd,
        env_map,
        codex_home,
        vec![canonical_root.clone()],
        /*proxy_enforced*/ false,
    )?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/tui/src/windows_sandbox.rs:102 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/a1b1bc9c82f6d18c. Report an issue: GitHub.