codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex "• Waited for background terminal" hang

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Error Message

Codex was doing "• Waited for background terminal" for more than 15m. No error messages

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What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.125.0

What subscription do you have?

None

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4-mini medium

What platform is your computer?

macOS Tahoe 26.5

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

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What issue are you seeing?

Codex was doing "• Waited for background terminal" for more than 15m. No error messages

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Thread: 019e2f0d-4f63-7d52-928a-358c51793fea

What is the expected behavior?

It should finish doing "• Waited for background terminal" after a few min

Additional information

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