Fitnesse - Chrome popup 'Error Loading Extension' prevents the automated test to continue.

Ric Alves over 6 years ago

Hi all,

When I try to run fitnesse tests using Chrome, I am getting the following error:

Failed to load extension from: c:\users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Scoped_dir0000\Internal. Loading of unpacked extension is disabled by the administrator.

When I click OK, the test continues.

I was wondering if anyone out there is experiencing this issue and if there is a workaround. I have reached out to my desktop help desk but the likelihood of them enabling extension chrome extensions on a corporate desktop is almost none due to security concerns.

Does anyone know of a workaround?

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0 Anu over 6 years ago

Hi Ric ,

Even I am experiencing this issue . The extensions are blocked by my desktop team. Not sure about the workaround .
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0 Ric Alves over 6 years ago

This is an issue around the internet. The solution is to either allow chrome extensions, which my company will not allow or disable the loading of the extension with the following:

ChromeOptions o = new ChromeOptions();
o.addArguments("disable-extensions");
o.addArguments("--start-maximized");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(o);

However, we can't do that. So hopefully Appian Developers can chime in for help. :)
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0 davidc0003 over 5 years ago

I am having the same issue. Is there a way to add the argument for Chrome?
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0 Chris Burgoyne over 5 years ago

Still having this issue. I'm caught between Appian who points to the "is disabled by the administrator," and the client who asks, "Can you have Fitnesse NOT check for the extension?" Also when you manually click OK, the test runs without issue, so did we not need the extension in the first place?
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0 Chris Burgoyne over 5 years ago in reply to Ric Alves

Ric, where would I put this? And why can't you do it per comment above?
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