cannot write to configured Powershell Transcripts folder
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
OpenAI.Codex 26.818.2441.0 (x64)
What subscription do you have?
free
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Feedback ID: 01a01f9f-b2c3-72b2-8bf9-10acebd11d57
What is the expected behavior?
When codex wants to use PowerShell it can write to the transcript location. Nothing else on this system has this problem
Additional information
config.toml contains:
sandbox_mode = "workspace-write"
[sandbox_workspace_write]
writable_roots = ['C:\ProgramData\PSTranscripts']
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Research direction
Start with the reported config.toml sandbox_workspace_write setting and reproduce the failure using C:\ProgramData\PSTranscripts as the writable root. Trace how Codex invokes PowerShell and applies writable roots; done means PowerShell transcript writes succeed for this configured folder.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100