openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

SetEntriesInAclW failed for private desktop: {set_entries_co

Error message

SetEntriesInAclW failed for private desktop: {set_entries_code}

What it means

Error "SetEntriesInAclW failed for private desktop: {set_entries_code}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/desktop.rs:158

            TrusteeForm: TRUSTEE_IS_SID,
            TrusteeType: TRUSTEE_IS_UNKNOWN,
            ptstrName: logon_sid.as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_void as *mut u16,
        },
    }];

    let mut updated_dacl = ptr::null_mut();
    let set_entries_code = SetEntriesInAclW(
        entries.len() as u32,
        entries.as_ptr(),
        ptr::null_mut(),
        &mut updated_dacl,
    );
    if set_entries_code != ERROR_SUCCESS {
        logging::debug_log(
            &format!("SetEntriesInAclW failed for private desktop: {set_entries_code}"),
            logs_base_dir,
        );
        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
            "SetEntriesInAclW failed for private desktop: {set_entries_code}"
        ));
    }

    let set_security_code = SetSecurityInfo(
        handle,
        SE_WINDOW_OBJECT,
        DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
        ptr::null_mut(),
        ptr::null_mut(),
        updated_dacl,
        ptr::null_mut(),
    );
    if !updated_dacl.is_null() {
        LocalFree(updated_dacl as HLOCAL);
    }
    if set_security_code != ERROR_SUCCESS {
        logging::debug_log(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/desktop.rs:158 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/4cbe0e4296ee70e2. Report an issue: GitHub.