openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

--user or --current-user is required

Error message

--user or --current-user is required

What it means

Error "--user or --current-user is required" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/sandbox_setup.rs:154

        let real_user = std::env::var("USERNAME")
            .or_else(|_| std::env::var("USER"))
            .map_err(|err| {
                anyhow::anyhow!("failed to determine current user from environment: {err}")
            })?;
        let codex_home = match cmd.codex_home.clone() {
            Some(codex_home) => codex_home,
            None => find_codex_home()?.to_path_buf(),
        };
        return Ok(SandboxSetupIdentity {
            real_user,
            codex_home,
        });
    }

    let real_user = cmd
        .user
        .clone()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("--user or --current-user is required"))?;
    let codex_home = cmd
        .codex_home
        .clone()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("--codex-home is required with --user"))?;
    Ok(SandboxSetupIdentity {
        real_user,
        codex_home,
    })
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn parses_managed_user_identity() {
        let command = SandboxSetupCommand::try_parse_from([
            "setup",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/sandbox_setup.rs:154 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/e73eb6b8bcad8321. Report an issue: GitHub.