issue with the webdriver-manager start

when I run webdriver-manager start, after an update which processes successfully, I get this error:

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\webdriver-manager\lib\index.js:243
  console.log('seleniumProcess.pid: ' + seleniumProcess.pid);
                                        ^
ReferenceError: seleniumProcess is not defined
    at WebdriverManager.start (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\webdriver-ma
nager\lib\index.js:243:41)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\webdriver-manage
r\bin\webdriver-manager:59:22)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)
    at startup (node.js:119:16)
    at node.js:906:3

I'm trying to run this on a 64bit windows 7 machine, running node v0.10.29 and Java SE runtime environment build 1.8.0_05-513. Do I need to install some separate selenium dependency for windows? Seems obvious and common, but I tried to google this but I found no one with the same error.

[juliemr]

That's weird. The variable seleniumProcess is defined in the line above that. It almost seems as if the node script is corrupted. Can you try updating protractor and try again?

Doesn't work. I installed it via npm at first. Then I tried a git clone; npm install. But no difference.

C:\> protractor --version
Version 1.0.0-rc4

Though, when I did npm install after doing clone from this repo, I got these warnings:

C:\> npm install
npm WARN engine hawk@0.10.2: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29
","npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine sntp@0.1.4: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29"
,"npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine boom@0.3.8: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29"
,"npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine hoek@0.7.6: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29"
,"npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine cryptiles@0.1.3: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.1
0.29","npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine hawk@0.10.2: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29
","npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing fsevents@0.2.0
npm WARN engine boom@0.3.8: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29"
,"npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine cryptiles@0.1.3: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.1
0.29","npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine hoek@0.7.6: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29"
,"npm":"1.4.20"})
npm WARN engine sntp@0.1.4: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29"
,"npm":"1.4.20"})

Though, it seems to still install fine, despite these warnings.

Maybe that will lead to some insight as to what the problem is...

[juliemr]

Is this still an issue?

[juliemr]

No response, so I'm closing assuming this is no longer an issue.

[jabbink]

FYI: Had the same on Windows.

Turns out cmd wasn't in my PATH.

[Rajafkvp]

when I run webdriver-manager start, after an update which processes successfully, I get this error:

C:\Users\Developer>webdriver-manager start
seleniumProcess.pid: undefined
events.js:85
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^
Error: spawn cmd ENOENT
at exports._errnoException (util.js:746:11)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:1053:32)
at child_process.js:1144:20
at process._tickCallback (node.js:355:11)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:503:11)
at startup (node.js:129:16)
at node.js:814:3

[gbmhunter]

jabbink's comment fixed the issue for me on Windows.

[mona9301]

Getting same error on my desktop on Windows 7 enterprise. Could u please provide the better solution for this?
C:\Users\E0360862>webdriver-manager start
selenium.pid: undefined
events.js:85
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^
Error: spawn cmd ENOENT
at exports._errnoException (util.js:746:11)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:1053:32)
at child_process.js:1144:20
at process._tickCallback (node.js:355:11)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:503:11)
at startup (node.js:129:16)
at node.js:814:3

Thanks.

[ntoungILL]

If jabbink's solution didn't work, add "C:\Windows\System32" to your PATHs. On windows, right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables -> Edit... PATH and add "C:\Windows\System32" to the end (with a semi-colon separating each variable).

[phanect]

@mona9301's issue also happens on Linux. (Kubuntu 14.04)
I found I didn't install Java. I installed it and the issue is fixed.

I think webdriver-manager should show error message that java is not installed or not under PATH.
@juliemr Can you reopen this?

[helloanoop]

jabbink's comment fixed the issue for me on Windows.
If you do not have administrative priviliges to change your path variable, you can do this in your command line

SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\Windows\System32

[mona9301]

Thanks all for your good response.. This issue is resolved.

[saikishore12]

Thanks all,It even solved my issue