openai/codex · error · io::Error

remote control cannot be enabled because sqlite state db is

Error message

remote control cannot be enabled because sqlite state db is unavailable

What it means

Error "remote control cannot be enabled because sqlite state db is unavailable" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/mod.rs:364

            desired_state_changed,
            current_status = ?status.status,
            environment_id = ?status.environment_id,
            installation_id = %status.installation_id,
            server_name = %status.server_name,
            "remote control disable requested"
        );
        self.publish_status(RemoteControlConnectionStatus::Disabled)
    }

    async fn persist_preference(
        &self,
        app_server_client_name: Option<&str>,
        remote_control_enabled: bool,
    ) -> io::Result<()> {
        let state_db = self
            .state_db
            .as_deref()
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, RemoteControlUnavailable))?;
        let auth = load_remote_control_auth(&self.auth_manager).await?;
        let remote_control_target = normalize_remote_control_url(&self.remote_control_url)?;
        let app_server_client_name = self.pairing_persistence_key(app_server_client_name)?;
        state_db
            .set_remote_control_enabled(
                &remote_control_target.websocket_url,
                &auth.account_id,
                app_server_client_name.as_deref(),
                remote_control_enabled,
            )
            .await
            .map_err(io::Error::other)?;
        Ok(())
    }

    pub fn status(&self) -> RemoteControlStatusChangedNotification {
        self.status_tx.borrow().clone()
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/mod.rs:364 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/c3d2e32e4bf1bbbe. Report an issue: GitHub.