Login/logout flow can end on generic “Oops, an error has occurred” page
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Description
Description
Codex can fail during the sign-in/sign-out flow and end up on a generic error page instead of completing authentication.
The UI shows:
Oops, an error has occurred
Try again
This appears after using the Codex login/logout flow. Once it happens, the user cannot continue normally from that screen.
Steps to reproduce
- Sign in to Codex.
- Sign out.
- Attempt to sign in again / switch account through the normal authentication flow.
- Codex displays the generic error page shown above.
Expected behavior
Signing out should fully clear the previous authentication state, and the next sign-in should start a clean authentication flow and complete normally.
Actual behavior
The authentication flow can fail and leave Codex on a generic error screen with only a Try again button.
Environment
- Platform: Windows desktop
- Product: Codex
- Area: authentication / login / logout
Additional context
This looks like stale or inconsistent authentication/session state after logout. A screenshot of the error screen is available and shows only the generic message above, without a more specific error code.
It would also help if the error page exposed a diagnostic/error ID so users can include it in bug reports.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. First reproduce the sign-in, sign-out, and account-switching flow on Windows, then trace the authentication and session-state handling around logout. Done means logout clears the prior state, a subsequent sign-in completes normally, and the generic failure exposes a diagnostic ID if the error remains.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100