Codex CLI can not edit file while VS Code is open (WSL)

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 20, 2025 by supadfr Closed Aug 7, 2025

What version of Codex is running?

0.1.2505172129

Which model were you using?

gpt-4.1-mini

What platform is your computer?

Ubuntu thrue WSL2 (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64)

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  • Open VS Code
  • Open the directory thrue WSL in VS Code
  • Start codex
  • Ask for a modification on a file

What is the expected behavior?

The file should be updated

What do you see instead?

Codex can't update the file, the error is "command rejected by auto-approval system"

Additional information

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