Codex cannot edit file. Claims its read only when its set to Full Access

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 29, 2025 by belplaton Closed Dec 29, 2025

What version of Codex is running?

0.77.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2-codex

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

<img width="1068" height="362" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e953ea3f-28c6-432e-859d-509856b2d0be" />

<img width="366" height="344" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a6e1d78-ce0c-4b31-a618-3a47aede961f" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Start Codex and set sandbox_mode = "workspace-write" (or sandbox = "workspace-write", its changes nothing) and you see, that Codex still read-only

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

View original on GitHub ↗

This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗