bwrap namespace error when using apply_patch
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 23, 2026 by Sur3 Closed Apr 10, 2026
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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
0.116.0
What subscription do you have?
plus
What platform is your computer?
linux
What issue are you seeing?
Since my last update of codex I get the error:bwrap: No permissions to creating new namespace, likely because the kernel does not allow non-privileged user namespaces. On e.g. debian this can be enabled with 'sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1'.
making apply_patch non-working. codex therefore falls back to using perl for file edits.
apply_patch was working fine before the update though, so I think this is a codex bug.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Trigger a workflow with apply_patch.
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Yeah may actually be a duplicate of #14919.
I closed this as duplicate of #14919 but it seems that issue was fixed but mine still resides, so I'm reopening this issue.
@pmchem can you install bubblewrap through
apt? It should install an Apparmor policy that gives it privileges to create unprivileged namespaces.