Windows: execution helper fails with “setup refresh had errors”
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Description
Feedback ID: 01a08759-7227-7d92-b46d-ebf612a8eeb0
Scoped filesystem permission is granted, but subsequent execution
intermittently fails before the shell starts:
Failed to create unified exec process:
helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errors
Earlier CLI, TypeScript and ESLint checks succeeded.
Closing and reopening Codex has been attempted.
Ask for approval is enabled. Full access is OFF.
Please investigate and provide a supported fix without requiring
unrestricted access.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the unified exec process failure on Windows with scoped filesystem permission, Ask for approval enabled, and Full access disabled. Trace the execution-helper path around “setup refresh had errors”; done means execution starts reliably without requiring unrestricted access and the relevant checks pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100