Codex CLI toast? Exceeded retry limit 401 Unauthorized

Coding with ChatGPT Codex CLI
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I was testing it out submitting stuff, for a few hours left the session came back submitted a response, now im getting never ending error.

:warning: stream error: exceeded retry limit, last status: 401 Unauthorized, request id: 98xxxxxxxxxxxxacc5-EWR; retrying 1/5 in
189ms…

i am logged in and im on proaccount

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Same message here today (2025-10-10), are there any fixes yet?

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Just /logout and log back in. Or if your using the api, check the envs.

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Solution is at Fix for vscode/cursor plugin: stream error: exceeded retry limit, last status: 401 Unauthorized