Codex ACP fails to start under :root = "deny" despite read access to its executable
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Description
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
JetBrains AI Assistant 262.9437.276
What subscription do you have?
Business
Which IDE are you using?
WebStorm 2026.2.1
What platform is your computer?
Linux 7.0.0-30-generic x86_64 x86_64
What issue are you seeing?
Bubblewrap fails while launching WebStorm’s bundled Codex executable:
bwrap: execvp /home/abc/.cache/JetBrains/WebStorm2026.2/acp-agents/codex-acp/1.4.0/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex: No such file or directory
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Configure /etc/codex/requirements.toml:
default_permissions = "org-workspace"
[allowed_permission_profiles]
"org-workspace" = true
[permissions.org-workspace]
extends = ":workspace"
[permissions.org-workspace.filesystem]
":root" = "deny"
":minimal" = "read"
"~" = "read"
[permissions.org-workspace.filesystem.":workspace_roots"]
"." = "write"
".git" = "read"
".codex" = "read"
".agents" = "read"
- Fully restart WebStorm and open a new AI Chat session.
- Send the message pwd and allow the command to run.
What is the expected behavior?
The Codex ACP process starts successfully, executes pwd, and returns the current project directory.
Additional information
Issue was reproducible on other JetBrains IDEs. It was reported on JetBrains YouTrack, with no response.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the launch with /etc/codex/requirements.toml and the reported root-deny permissions, then trace the Bubblewrap launch of the bundled Codex executable. Verify the behavior across JetBrains IDEs; done means the ACP process starts, runs pwd, and returns the current project directory without the reported executable error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, rust
- Domain
- operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100