OpenClaw 2026.3.31 Exec Approval Errors: The Complete Fix Guide
Table of Contents [What Happened](#what-happened) [Why Single-Layer Fixes Don’t Work](#why-single-layer-fixes-dont-work) [The Dual-Layer Security Architecture](#the-dual-layer-security-architecture) [Step-by-Step Fix](#step-by-step-fix) [Restart and Verify](#restart-and-verify) [Security Warnings](#security-warnings) [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) What Happened OpenClaw 2026.3.31 introduced strengthened security policies for the exec tool. If you’ve upgraded recently, you likely started seeing annoying “exec approval required” errors—or worse, complete command execution failures. You probably tried the obvious fix: setting `tools.exec.security` to `”full”` in your `openclaw.json`. But commands still got blocked. You’re not alone. This is one of the most discussed issues in the OpenClaw community right now. Why Single-Layer Fixes Don’t Work Here’s the thing most users miss: OpenClaw uses