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Asked: 2026-05-25T06:08:08+00:00

I am trying to setup a linux box (no display connected) to run as

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I am trying to setup a linux box (no display connected) to run as a selenium server. If I connect a monitor and login on the box then I can run the selenium tests no problem. If I try to run the tests via ssh then the tests fail with 

Failed to start new browser session, shutdown browser and clear all session data
java.lang.RuntimeException: Timed out waiting for profile to be created!
at  org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.waitForFullProfileToBeCreated(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:360)
at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.populateCustomProfileDirectory(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:114)

I think it has something to do with the display’s absence / presence. Any ideas?

PS the browser is firefox 5, the OS is Ubuntu 11.04

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  1. Editorial Team

    I got it to work by using xvfb. So first install xvfb:

    sudo apt-get install xvfb

    then run it

    Xvfb :99 -ac

    and then start the selenium server

    DISPLAY=:99 java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.4.0.jar
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