codex-auth login suddenly fails with invalid CODEX_HOME path although nothing was reinstalled or changed

[bjspi]

I started getting the following error when running codex-auth login on Windows:

PS C:\Windows\System32> codex-auth login

WARNING: proceeding, even though we could not update PATH:
CODEX_HOME points to "C:\\Users\\ntusername\\.codex\\accounts\\login-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
but that path does not exist

Error loading configuration:
CODEX_HOME points to "C:\\Users\\ntusername\\.codex\\accounts\\login-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
but that path does not exist

What is confusing

This started happening suddenly, without:

• reinstalling codex-auth
• changing environment variables manually
• moving any Codex-related directories
• intentionally modifying my local configuration

The referenced directory no longer exists, but I do not know why CODEX_HOME is still pointing to it.

Questions

1. Is there any known scenario where CODEX_HOME can become stale or invalid by itself?
2. Does codex-auth require manual reconfiguration in this situation?
3. Is there a recommended way to recover from this without completely reinstalling everything?
4. Should codex-auth login automatically recreate or repair the referenced directory if it is missing?

Additional context

The path looks like a previous login/account identifier. Could an account migration, token cleanup, or automatic cache cleanup have removed the directory while leaving the CODEX_HOME environment variable unchanged?

Environment

• Windows
• Shell: PowerShell
• codex-auth version: codex-auth 0.3.0-alpha.8

[bjspi]

Damn, only now found the newest alpha 9 version with the added PR #120
Will test and verfy... Sometimes ahrd to find all relevant issues / PRs and changelogs..

[Loongphy]

Closing this issue for now. Feel free to reopen it if the problem persists.