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Background terminal commands hang indefinitely in Codex sandbox. #20611

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What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.128.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro Lite

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.5 high

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.18.18-1-MANJARO x86_64

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Warp v0.2026.04.27.15.32.stable_03

What issue are you seeing?

Even trivial commands such as pwd and true never complete through the normal background terminal path. MCP was disabled. The same pwd command completed when run outside the normal sandbox/background path.

Uploaded thread ID:
019de383-ccc0-7462-a520-53d78639209e

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019de383-ccc0-7462-a520-53d78639209e

What is the expected behavior?

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