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Restricted read-only access requires the elevated Windows sa

Error message

Restricted read-only access requires the elevated Windows sandbox backend

What it means

Error "Restricted read-only access requires the elevated Windows sandbox backend" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/lib.rs:546

            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
        let common = prepare_legacy_spawn_context(
            permission_profile,
            workspace_roots,
            codex_home,
            cwd,
            &mut env_map,
            &command,
            SpawnPrepOptions {
                inherit_path: false,
                add_git_safe_directory: false,
            },
        )?;
        let permissions = common.permissions;
        let current_dir = common.current_dir;
        let logs_base_dir = common.logs_base_dir.as_deref();
        let uses_write_capabilities = common.uses_write_capabilities;
        if !permissions.has_full_disk_read_access() {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "Restricted read-only access requires the elevated Windows sandbox backend"
            );
        }
        // WRITE_RESTRICTED tokens consult restricting SIDs only for writes, so this
        // backend cannot make capability-SID deny-read ACLs authoritative.
        if !additional_deny_read_paths.is_empty() {
            anyhow::bail!("deny-read overrides require the elevated Windows sandbox backend");
        }
        let capability_roots =
            legacy_session_capability_roots(&permissions, &current_dir, &env_map, codex_home);
        let security = prepare_legacy_session_security(
            uses_write_capabilities,
            codex_home,
            cwd,
            capability_roots,
        )?;
        allow_null_device_for_workspace_write(uses_write_capabilities);
        apply_legacy_session_acl_rules(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/lib.rs:546 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/9ced43553d388eb4. Report an issue: GitHub.