Failed to read project config file Permission denied (os error 13)

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Feb 5, 2026 by bennellis

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

anything newer than 0.4.56

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code

What platform is your computer?

Linux 5.15.0-164-generic x86_64 x86_64

What issue are you seeing?

I am using remote ssh to connect to a cluster with vscode. I am using codex extension as well, and it was working fine up to and including codex version 0.4.56. After that version, it now tries to source /cluster/home/.codex as the config folder, which I do not have permissions to access. (Home should be /cluster/home/$USER/.codex). I haven't been able to find a way around this, and now that Codex 5.3 is out I would really like to be able to update my extension. Thanks!

What steps can reproduce the bug?

It is a kindof specific bug, not sure how to reproduce it on another workstation. Not sure why it works fine with lower versions of codex. Just curious as to what changed here and how I can patch the issue, or if it can be fixed in a future release.

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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