Windows daemon privilege startup error

“Codex CLI 0.157.0 fails to start and displays an error about launching the Windows daemon from a non-elevated terminal.”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/15601/file
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CLI fails to start on Windows with daemon privilege error. Launching codex from an elevated terminal shows an error that the daemon must start non-elevated and suggests rerunning with --no-daemon.

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Where: Windows CLI
Error text: Error: start the Windows daemon from a non-elevated terminal; shared clients must not inherit administrator privileges
Versions: 0.157.0
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

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Sep 25, 2026Codex CLI 0.157.0 fails to start on Windows with daemon privilege error (0.156.1 works)On GitHub#48043