openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

SetFileAttributesW failed for {}: {err} ({error})

Error message

SetFileAttributesW failed for {}: {err} ({error})

What it means

Error "SetFileAttributesW failed for {}: {err} ({error})" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/hide_users.rs:151

fn hide_directory(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
    let wide = to_wide(path);
    let attrs = unsafe { GetFileAttributesW(wide.as_ptr()) };
    if attrs == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES {
        let err = unsafe { GetLastError() } as i32;
        return Err(anyhow!(
            "GetFileAttributesW failed for {}: {err} ({error})",
            path.display(),
            error = format_last_error(err)
        ));
    }
    let new_attrs = attrs | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM;
    if new_attrs == attrs {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    let ok = unsafe { SetFileAttributesW(wide.as_ptr(), new_attrs) };
    if ok == 0 {
        let err = unsafe { GetLastError() } as i32;
        return Err(anyhow!(
            "SetFileAttributesW failed for {}: {err} ({error})",
            path.display(),
            error = format_last_error(err)
        ));
    }
    Ok(true)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/hide_users.rs:151 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/76ce01cafc8418fb. Report an issue: GitHub.