openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

SetEntriesInAclW failed: {code2}

Error message

SetEntriesInAclW failed: {code2}

What it means

Error "SetEntriesInAclW failed: {code2}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/acl.rs:455

            if code3 == ERROR_SUCCESS {
                added = true;
                if !p_new_dacl.is_null() {
                    LocalFree(p_new_dacl as HLOCAL);
                }
            } else {
                if !p_new_dacl.is_null() {
                    LocalFree(p_new_dacl as HLOCAL);
                }
                if !p_sd.is_null() {
                    LocalFree(p_sd as HLOCAL);
                }
                return Err(anyhow!("SetNamedSecurityInfoW failed: {code3}"));
            }
        } else {
            if !p_sd.is_null() {
                LocalFree(p_sd as HLOCAL);
            }
            return Err(anyhow!("SetEntriesInAclW failed: {code2}"));
        }
    }
    if !p_sd.is_null() {
        LocalFree(p_sd as HLOCAL);
    }
    Ok(added)
}

/// Ensure all provided SIDs have an allow ACE with the requested mask on the path.
/// Returns true if any ACE was added.
///
/// # Safety
/// Caller must pass valid SID pointers and an existing path; free the returned security descriptor with `LocalFree`.
pub unsafe fn ensure_allow_mask_aces_with_inheritance(
    path: &Path,
    sids: &[*mut c_void],
    allow_mask: u32,
    inheritance: u32,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/acl.rs:455 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/2484b352fb167b5d. Report an issue: GitHub.