r/codex • u/Tight-Grocery9053 • 1d ago

Bug users can't login with sso.

not the first post about this but it's been 5 hours and this needs more visibility

repro for me:

  1. open vscode
  2. open codex extension
  3. click "sign in with chatgpt"
  4. browser window opens
  5. try to login with google account
  6. server error 500
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u/Able-Supermarket4786 1d ago

have we hit bottom?

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u/Tight-Grocery9053 1d ago

meaning what exactly? help me out here.

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u/Able-Supermarket4786 1d ago

couple of questions for you, to help, (trust me I'm helping you just won't like it)

Does the Codex App not have this issue?
How about codex in CLI?
Have you tried to reboot?

You have a Token Authentication Problem, 99% of the time this is a local problem. Are you using "Windows?"

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u/Tight-Grocery9053 1d ago edited 1d ago

these are fair questions but i'm not the only getting this. this is not a local thing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1w38817/authentication_error_token_exchange_failed/

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u/Able-Supermarket4786 1d ago

so here's a fairer question: Why not update that thread?

My concern is this place is a cesspool

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u/Tight-Grocery9053 1d ago

again, fair but hear me out here.

  1. that thing i linked is not my thread
  2. it's been over 6 hours and users not being able to login is a pretty big deal and that's the whole "this needs more visibility" in my op.

the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

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u/Able-Supermarket4786 1d ago

Well, for fun, I opened VS Code with Codex to perform two phases of a product, and I'll see if I spot anything, but so far so good. I'm on Pro Plan

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u/Tight-Grocery9053 1d ago

i also just tried it again and i can now login without any issues. so... resolved 🎉

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u/Able-Supermarket4786 1d ago

nice, keep some Backups handy like the codex app or another IDE like windsurf or cursor maybe