codex app can not work in wsl mode
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jun 3, 2026 by yuanxj
What version of Codex CLI is running?
版本 26.601.21317 • 发布于 2026年6月3日 codex app
What subscription do you have?
pro 20x
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.5 middle
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
WSL
Codex doctor report
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"generatedAt": "1780481761s since unix epoch",
"overallStatus": "warning",
"codexVersion": "0.136.0",
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"id": "app_server.status",
"category": "app-server",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "background server is not running",
"details": {
"control socket": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\app-server-control\\app-server-control.sock",
"daemon state dir": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\app-server-daemon",
"mode": "ephemeral",
"pid file": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\app-server-daemon\\app-server.pid (missing)",
"settings": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\app-server-daemon\\settings.json (missing)",
"status": "not running",
"update-loop pid file": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\app-server-daemon\\app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
},
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"durationMs": 0
},
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"id": "auth.credentials",
"category": "auth",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "auth is configured",
"details": {
"auth file": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\auth.json",
"auth storage mode": "File",
"stored API key": "false",
"stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
"stored agent identity": "false",
"stored auth mode": "chatgpt"
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"durationMs": 0
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"id": "config.load",
"category": "config",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "config loaded",
"details": {
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"config.toml": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\config.toml",
"config.toml parse": "ok",
"cwd": "C:\\Users\\yuanx",
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"status": "ok",
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"details": {
"PATH codex #1": "C:\\nvm4w\\nodejs\\codex",
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"node_repl": "stdio command \"/mnt/c/Users/yuanx/AppData/Local/OpenAI/Codex/bin/34ab3e1324cc55b5/node_repl.exe\" is not resolvable (绯荤粺鎵句笉鍒版寚瀹氱殑璺緞銆?(os error 3))",
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"log dir": "C:\\Users\\yuanx\\.codex\\log (missing)",
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"summary": "OS language zh-CN",
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"last checked at": "2026-06-03T08:01:28.352718700Z",
"latest version": "0.136.0",
"latest version status": "current version is not older",
"npm update target": "C:\\nvm4w\\nodejs\\node_modules\\@openai\\codex",
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}
}
}What issue are you seeing?
any shell command runs in windows not in wsl
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019e8c80-9ea0-7ba3-8e7d-22de33a615b4
and this is codex app thread:019e8cdd-1300-7bc2-a161-3c3b9239ff35
prompt is
请不要解释，直接执行如下命令，打印输出
pwd
echo $SHELL
command -v codex
codex --version
command -v node
command -v pnpm
What is the expected behavior?
codex app for 019e8cdd-1300-7bc2-a161-3c3b9239ff35 should output
correct dir, uname in wsl, but
output seems run in windows
pwd: No such file or directory
echo $SHELL: No such file or directory
command -v codex: No such file or directory
codex --version: No such file or directory
command -v node: No such file or directory
command -v pnpm: No such file or directory
Additional information
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