openai/codex · error · io::Error

remote control account changed while resolving persisted pre

Error message

remote control account changed while resolving persisted preference

What it means

Error "remote control account changed while resolving persisted preference" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/websocket.rs:1629

        return Ok(());
    }

    let _persistence =
        acquire_persistence_lock(connect_options.desired_state_persistence_lock).await;
    if *connect_options.desired_state_tx.borrow() != durable_enabled {
        return Ok(());
    }
    let enrollment = state_db
        .get_remote_control_enrollment(
            &remote_control_target.websocket_url,
            account_id,
            connect_options.app_server_client_name,
        )
        .await
        .map_err(io::Error::other)?;
    let current_auth = load_remote_control_auth(auth_manager).await?;
    if current_auth.account_id != account_id {
        return Err(io::Error::new(
            ErrorKind::WouldBlock,
            "remote control account changed while resolving persisted preference",
        ));
    }
    let resolved_state = desired_state_from_persisted_enrollment(enrollment);
    connect_options.desired_state_tx.send_if_modified(|state| {
        if *state != durable_enabled || *state == resolved_state {
            return false;
        }
        *state = resolved_state;
        true
    });
    Ok(())
}

fn websocket_response_reports_missing_remote_app_server(
    response: &tungstenite::http::Response<Option<Vec<u8>>>,
) -> bool {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/websocket.rs:1629 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/8a13b6b296e58635. Report an issue: GitHub.