'Using GitLabRunner to execute GUI tests on windows with permanent active user session
i'm having issues to get a permanent active user-session on my virtual machine to execute gui tests developed with the functional testing tool Ranorex Studio via GitLab-Runner (Windows / Shell). The testsuite is based on a .NET solution which is built via MSBuild.exe and the output (bin/debug/*.exe) will be executed with some parameters via command line.
Procedure:
- Start gitlab-runner via PowerShell as administrator with "gitlab-runner run" command
- Make some changes in GitLab-Repository to start the pipeline via .yml-File
- Ranorex test-project is built successfully and is starting the GUI-tests
- In the first run the user session is active and the tests are going to be executed and interacting with the GUI, but when i try to trigger the pipeline again for further runs, the user-session turns to false and there is no interaction with the GUI (black sceenshots in test-report).
Already did:
- Screensaver disabled
- StandBy-Mode disabled
- User-Access-Control on lowest setting
- Lock-Screen disabled
- Secure-Login disabeld
- Remote connections enabeld
- Ports openend
- Keep Session open via .batch-File, when closing RDP-connection
- GitLab-Runner Service => Log on with respective AD-User (equipped with admin-rights)
- AD-User is alway logged in on virtual machine
With Jenkins (Master / Slave configuration) everything works fine
Would be grateful for any help!
Solution 1:[1]
Does your Ranorex process close down properly with an exit code? Does the Application Under Test also close down properly at the end? I am assuming something has locked - you could try a bit of Powershell to close the processes before a test run. One thing I had to do was keep the screen on - using a utility like 'Caffeine'.
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