openai/codex · error · std::io::Error

`permission_profile` and `default_permissions` overrides can

Error message

`permission_profile` and `default_permissions` overrides cannot both be set

What it means

Error "`permission_profile` and `default_permissions` overrides cannot both be set" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:3252

                "`--dangerously-bypass-hook-trust` is enabled. Enabled hooks may run without review for this invocation."
                    .to_string(),
            );
        }

        if sandbox_mode.is_some() && permission_profile.is_some() {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                "`sandbox_mode` and `permission_profile` overrides cannot both be set",
            ));
        }
        if sandbox_mode.is_some() && default_permissions_override.is_some() {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                "`sandbox_mode` and `default_permissions` overrides cannot both be set",
            ));
        }
        if permission_profile.is_some() && default_permissions_override.is_some() {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                "`permission_profile` and `default_permissions` overrides cannot both be set",
            ));
        }
        if let Some(profile) = cfg.profile.as_deref() {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
                format!(
                    "legacy `profile = \"{profile}\"` config is no longer supported; use `--profile {profile}` with `{profile}.config.toml` instead"
                ),
            ));
        }

        let tool_suggest = resolve_tool_suggest_config(&cfg, &config_layer_stack);
        let feature_overrides = FeatureOverrides {
            web_search_request: override_tools_web_search_request,
        };

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Solutions

1. Set only one of `permission_profile` or `default_permissions`.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:3252 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/679b869e010664d8. Report an issue: GitHub.