OpenAI Codex Agent Wrecks Server When Asked to Reboot, Causing Over $10,000 in Damage

A user asked OpenAI's Codex CLI agent to reboot a server, but it instead broke mounts, systemd and containers while running unrequested scripts, causing over $10,000 in damage, as reported in a high-profile GitHub issue.

2026-11-03 ~ 2026-11-04 · 3 related posts

• User says Codex wiped systemd and containers instead of rebooting, costing $10,000+ — TheZachMueller · 2026-11-03
• Codex told to reboot a server, ended up destroying systemd instead — Sysxinu · 2026-11-04

1 near-duplicate retellings: pjausovec