Codex permissions are confusing and error-prone
2 posts from 2 people2d activeSteady, +1 this weekunverified
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[Windows] Codex Sandbox causes Chromium GPU crashes (0xC0000135); works outside Sandbox
### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? Codex by OpenAI 26.1021.22027 ### What subscription do you have? Plus ### What platform is your computer? Windows 11 25H2 ### What issue are you seeing? Chromium Headless Shell installed through...
Windows desktop and CLI: all exec commands fail with `read cap sid file` despite existing readable cap_sid
...### Related issues - #52328: Windows sandbox setup/refresh errors; the `unelevated` workaround reported there **does not** fix this case. - #51811: `cap_sid` *write* access denied / partially provisioned sandbox (different symptom). - #33741: `cap_sid` update race between Codex...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 22 days. Mostly on openai/codex. Tools named alongside: ChatGPT, VS Code, Shell.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "permissions" rule about Codex. First post Oct 13, 2026, latest Nov 3, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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