openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

sandbox ACL path contains a reparse point: {}

Error message

sandbox ACL path contains a reparse point: {}

What it means

Error "sandbox ACL path contains a reparse point: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win/no_reparse_dir.rs:134

    let mut handle = 0;
    let status = unsafe {
        NtCreateFile(
            &mut handle,
            WRITE_DAC,
            &object_attributes,
            &mut io_status_block,
            ptr::null(),
            FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
            FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
            FILE_OPEN_IF,
            FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE,
            ptr::null(),
            /*ea_length*/ 0,
        )
    };
    if status < 0 {
        if status == STATUS_REPARSE_POINT_ENCOUNTERED {
            bail!(
                "sandbox ACL path contains a reparse point: {}",
                path.display()
            );
        }
        let error = unsafe { RtlNtStatusToDosError(status) };
        return Err(std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(error as i32))
            .with_context(|| format!("open sandbox ACL directory {}", path.display()));
    }
    ensure!(
        handle != 0 && handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE,
        "NtCreateFile returned an invalid sandbox ACL directory handle"
    );
    Ok(unsafe { OwnedHandle::from_raw_handle(handle as *mut c_void) })
}

#[cfg(test)]
#[path = "no_reparse_dir_tests.rs"]
mod tests;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win/no_reparse_dir.rs:134 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/69e7505a012a515c. Report an issue: GitHub.