Daemon install os error 5

“With Codex CLI 0.161.0 on Windows, codex --yolo repeatedly failed while installing the shared background server.”

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Daemon install fails with os error 5 renaming staging directory. On Windows, renaming the completed staging directory to the release directory returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, leaving releases/ empty.

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Where: app-server daemon installer
Error text: Error: 拒绝访问。 (os error 5)Pasted in 2 reports
Versions: 0.159.2 to 0.161.0
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Related: Windows app updates break Codex

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Original reports2, newest first

Oct 8, 2026Windows: daemon installation fails with os error 5 when renaming its staging directoryOn GitHub#52011
Sep 29, 2026Windows 0.159.2: daemon install os error 5 is at std::fs::rename(stage, release), not the junction in #48853On GitHub#49449