Linux: source-directory picker can overlap an active terminal authentication prompt
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
42.3.0
What subscription do you have?
Not specified
What platform is your computer?
Linux 7.1.9-arch1-2 x86_64 unknown (Arch Linux / Omarchy, Wayland)
What issue are you seeing?
While an interactive sudo authentication prompt was active for a Codex terminal command, the Codex terminal displayed the “Source directories” picker on top of the terminal instead of presenting an accessible password prompt. The picker listed workspace directories and “Press Alt + Number to change directory”. This obscured the active authentication workflow. Pressing Esc dismissed the overlay.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Use the Codex desktop app on Linux and start a task that needs an interactive sudo command in a terminal.
- Open/focus the terminal while the command is waiting for the sudo password.
- The “Source directories” picker may appear over the terminal/password prompt.
- Press Esc to dismiss it.
The exact shortcut or focus condition that triggered the picker is unknown, but the resulting overlap occurred during this session.
What is the expected behavior?
An authentication prompt should remain visible and receive keyboard input. The directory picker must not appear above, steal focus from, or obscure an active terminal prompt.
Additional information
No screenshot attached because it includes local directory and task identifiers. The issue was resolved locally by pressing Esc.