For one client I have prepared automated tests of Windows application. (is used robot Framework and Library Flauilibrary). Everything works from the command line. They have Jenkins running on Windows Server 2016 and I log in there through a remote desktop. If Jenkins runs as a background service either as a system user (with allow interaction with desktop in service’s setting) or even under the current user, Job in Jenkins will launch RF tests that will fall. This is because they cannot open the test Windows application. I tried to call “Calc.exe”, but it doesn’t work either.
If I start Jenkins from the command line like
Java -jar Jenkins.war
, everything works, RF test can run Windows application and can work with it. Unfortunately, this only works while I am logged in to a remote desktop. Although I do not log in, but I just go off and let the job run every 5 minutes and then I get back, so in the test I have errors as if it was not allowed to click the mouse into the app.
Didn’t anyone address anything like that? Can somehow reasonably in Jenkins a lot of tests that work with Windows Applications (GUI)
Jenkins setup:
Jenkins: 2.426.3 OS: Windows Server 2016 Java: 11.0.4 - Oracle Corporation (Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM) --- ant:497.v94e7d9fffa_b_9 antisamy-markup-formatter:162.v0e6ec0fcfcf6 apache-httpcomponents-client-4-api:4.5.14-208.v438351942757 bootstrap5-api:5.3.2-3 bouncycastle-api:2.30.1.77-225.v26ea_c9455fd9 branch-api:2.1144.v1425d1c3d5a_7 build-timeout:1.32 caffeine-api:3.1.8-133.v17b_1ff2e0599 checks-api:2.0.2 cloudbees-folder:6.858.v898218f3609d command-launcher:107.v773860566e2e commons-lang3-api:3.13.0-62.v7d18e55f51e2 commons-text-api:1.11.0-95.v22a_d30ee5d36 cors-filter:1.1 credentials:1319.v7eb_51b_3a_c97b_ credentials-binding:657.v2b_19db_7d6e6d dashboard-view:2.495.v07e81500c3f2 devops-portal:415.vaf57f86bb4d1 display-url-api:2.200.vb_9327d658781 durable-task:547.vd1ea_007d100c echarts-api:5.4.3-2 email-ext:2.104 font-awesome-api:6.5.1-2 git:5.2.1 git-client:4.6.0 github:1.38.0 github-api:1.318-461.v7a_c09c9fa_d63 github-branch-source:1772.va_69eda_d018d4 gradle:2.9 gson-api:2.10.1-15.v0d99f670e0a_7 instance-identity:185.v303dc7c645f9 ionicons-api:56.v1b_1c8c49374e jackson2-api:2.16.1-373.ve709c6871598 jakarta-activation-api:2.0.1-3 jakarta-mail-api:2.0.1-3 javax-activation-api:1.2.0-6 javax-mail-api:1.6.2-9 jaxb:2.3.9-1 jdk-tool:73.vddf737284550 jjwt-api:0.11.5-77.v646c772fddb_0 joda-time-api:2.12.6-21.vca_fd74418fb_7 jquery3-api:3.7.1-1 json-path-api:2.9.0-33.v2527142f2e1d junit:1259.v65ffcef24a_88 ldap:711.vb_d1a_491714dc mailer:463.vedf8358e006b_ matrix-auth:3.2.1 matrix-project:822.824.v14451b_c0fd42 mina-sshd-api-common:2.12.0-90.v9f7fb_9fa_3d3b_ mina-sshd-api-core:2.12.0-90.v9f7fb_9fa_3d3b_ mission-control-view:0.9.16 okhttp-api:4.11.0-172.vda_da_1feeb_c6e pam-auth:1.10 pipeline-aggregator-view:1.15 pipeline-build-step:540.vb_e8849e1a_b_d8 pipeline-github-lib:42.v0739460cda_c4 pipeline-graph-analysis:202.va_d268e64deb_3 pipeline-groovy-lib:704.vc58b_8890a_384 pipeline-input-step:477.v339683a_8d55e pipeline-milestone-step:111.v449306f708b_7 pipeline-model-api:2.2175.v76a_fff0a_2618 pipeline-model-definition:2.2175.v76a_fff0a_2618 pipeline-model-extensions:2.2175.v76a_fff0a_2618 pipeline-rest-api:2.34 pipeline-stage-step:305.ve96d0205c1c6 pipeline-stage-tags-metadata:2.2175.v76a_fff0a_2618 pipeline-stage-view:2.34 plain-credentials:143.v1b_df8b_d3b_e48 plugin-util-api:3.8.0 resource-disposer:0.23 robot:3.5.0 scm-api:683.vb_16722fb_b_80b_ script-security:1321.va_73c0795b_923 snakeyaml-api:2.2-111.vc6598e30cc65 ssh-credentials:308.ve4497b_ccd8f4 ssh-slaves:2.948.vb_8050d697fec sshd:3.322.v159e91f6a_550 structs:337.v1b_04ea_4df7c8 timestamper:1.26 token-macro:400.v35420b_922dcb_ trilead-api:2.133.vfb_8a_7b_9c5dd1 variant:60.v7290fc0eb_b_cd workflow-aggregator:596.v8c21c963d92d workflow-api:1291.v51fd2a_625da_7 workflow-basic-steps:1042.ve7b_140c4a_e0c workflow-cps:3853.vb_a_490d892963 workflow-durable-task-step:1327.ve57634fb_09ce workflow-job:1385.vb_58b_86ea_fff1 workflow-multibranch:773.vc4fe1378f1d5 workflow-scm-step:415.v434365564324 workflow-step-api:657.v03b_e8115821b_ workflow-support:865.v43e78cc44e0d ws-cleanup:0.45