openai/codex · error · io::Error

remote control is disabled by managed requirements

Error message

remote control is disabled by managed requirements

What it means

Error "remote control is disabled by managed requirements" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/mod.rs:247

            Self::Unavailable(err) => err.fmt(f),
            Self::DisabledByRequirements(err) => err.fmt(f),
        }
    }
}

impl Error for RemoteControlEnableError {}

impl RemoteControlHandle {
    pub fn ensure_remote_control_allowed(&self) -> Result<(), RemoteControlDisabledByRequirements> {
        match self.policy {
            RemoteControlPolicy::Allowed => Ok(()),
            RemoteControlPolicy::DisabledByRequirements => Err(RemoteControlDisabledByRequirements),
        }
    }

    fn ensure_remote_control_allowed_io(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
        self.ensure_remote_control_allowed()
            .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied, err))
    }

    pub fn enable_ephemeral(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<RemoteControlStatusChangedNotification, RemoteControlEnableError> {
        self.enable_with_preference(/*persistence_preference*/ None)
    }

    fn enable_with_preference(
        &self,
        persistence_preference: Option<bool>,
    ) -> Result<RemoteControlStatusChangedNotification, RemoteControlEnableError> {
        self.ensure_remote_control_allowed()
            .map_err(RemoteControlEnableError::DisabledByRequirements)?;
        if self.state_db.is_none() {
            warn!("remote control cannot be enabled because sqlite state db is unavailable");
            return Err(RemoteControlEnableError::Unavailable(
                RemoteControlUnavailable,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/mod.rs:247 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/9b69bb95031cc0cd. Report an issue: GitHub.