request to geckodriver fails with no meaningful log entry when there is no access to $HOME/.mozilla or $HOME/.cache

[rafajot]

In order to help us efficiently investigate your issue, please provide the following information:

Firefox Version

# firefox --version
Mozilla Firefox 53.0

Platform

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 7.6 (wheezy)
Release:        7.6
Codename:       wheezy

Steps to reproduce -

STEP1 (as root)

rm -rf /var/www/.mozilla
# also make sure current user (in this case www-data) has no access to its home directory, usually /var/www

STEP 2 (as www-data)

$ strace -o wwwgeckotrace.txt -f geckodriver --log trace
1494014430902   webdriver::httpapi      DEBUG   Creating routes
1494014430906   geckodriver     INFO    Listening on 127.0.0.1:4444
1494014441540   webdriver::server       DEBUG   → POST /session {"capabilities": {"alwaysMatch": {"acceptInsecureCerts": true, "browserName": "firefox"}, "firstMatch": []}, "desiredCapabilities": {"acceptInsecureCerts": true, "browserName": "firefox"}}
1494014441540   geckodriver::capabilities       DEBUG   Trying to read firefox version from ini files
1494014441541   geckodriver::capabilities       DEBUG   Found version 53.0
1494014441638   geckodriver::marionette INFO    Starting browser /home/postgresql/rafal/opt/firefox/firefox with args ["-marionette"]
1494014441653   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 0/600
1494014441755   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 1/600
1494014441857   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 2/600

(firefox:32571): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
/usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message
1494014441957   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 3/600
1494014442059   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 4/600
1494014442161   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 5/600
1494014442262   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 6/600
1494014442363   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 7/600

[...]

1494014501390   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 592/600
1494014501491   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 593/600
1494014501592   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 594/600
1494014501693   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 595/600

(firefox:32571): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
/usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message

(firefox:32571): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
/usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message

(firefox:32571): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
/usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message

(firefox:32571): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
/usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message
1494014501794   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 596/600
1494014501894   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 597/600
1494014501995   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 598/600
1494014502096   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 599/600
1494014502197   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 600/600
1494014502298   geckodriver::marionette TRACE     connection attempt 601/600
1494014502299   webdriver::server       DEBUG   ← 500 Internal Server Error {"value":{"error":"unknown error","message":"connection refused","stacktrace":"stack backtrace:\n   0:           0x4fa94d - backtrace::backtrace::trace::h45ace4059cd74233\n   1:           0x4fae32 - backtrace::capture::Backtrace::new::hb5a725a088a2a2fc\n   2:           0x4349d9 - webdriver::error::WebDriverError::new::h449345a591a119fd\n   3:           0x43f6b0 - geckodriver::marionette::MarionetteHandler::create_connection::h53f581202e4008b4\n   4:           0x442839 - <geckodriver::marionette::MarionetteHandler as webdriver::server::WebDriverHandler<geckodriver::marionette::GeckoExtensionRoute>>::handle_command::hd89c5efbeb4c7cd5\n   5:           0x434e94 - webdriver::server::start::{{closure}}::h5e71183f67357de6\n   6:           0x408627 - std::panicking::try::do_call::h8c30e6af4c7f85af\n   7:           0x5b77fa - panic_unwind::__rust_maybe_catch_panic\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/libpanic_unwind/lib.rs:98\n   8:           0x416e57 - <F as alloc::boxed::FnBox<A>>::call_box::h3f273b2445d78deb\n   9:           0x5b0014 - alloc::boxed::{{impl}}::call_once<(),()>\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/liballoc/boxed.rs:624\n                         - std::sys_common::thread::start_thread\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/libstd/sys_common/thread.rs:21\n                         - std::sys::imp::thread::{{impl}}::new::thread_start\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/libstd/sys/unix/thread.rs:84"}}

STEP 3 (as any user issue http request to geckodriver)

# telnet localhost 4444
Trying ::1...
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
POST /session HTTP/1.1
Host: 127.0.0.1:51098
Accept-Encoding: identity
Content-Length: 188
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
User-Agent: Python http auth

{"capabilities": {"alwaysMatch": {"acceptInsecureCerts": true, "browserName": "firefox"}, "firstMatch": []}, "desiredCapabilities": {"acceptInsecureCerts": true, "browserName": "firefox"}}


HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Cache-Control: no-cache
Content-Length: 1675
Date: Fri, 05 May 2017 20:01:42 GMT

{"value":{"error":"unknown error","message":"connection refused","stacktrace":"stack backtrace:\n   0:           0x4fa94d - backtrace::backtrace::trace::h45ace4059cd74233\n   1:           0x4fae32 - backtrace::capture::Backtrace::new::hb5a725a088a2a2fc\n   2:           0x4349d9 - webdriver::error::WebDriverError::new::h449345a591a119fd\n   3:           0x43f6b0 - geckodriver::marionette::MarionetteHandler::create_connection::h53f581202e4008b4\n   4:           0x442839 - <geckodriver::marionette::MarionetteHandler as webdriver::server::WebDriverHandler<geckodriver::marionette::GeckoExtensionRoute>>::handle_command::hd89c5efbeb4c7cd5\n   5:           0x434e94 - webdriver::server::start::{{closure}}::h5e71183f67357de6\n   6:           0x408627 - std::panicking::try::do_call::h8c30e6af4c7f85af\n   7:           0x5b77fa - panic_unwind::__rust_maybe_catch_panic\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/libpanic_unwind/lib.rs:98\n   8:           0x416e57 - <F as alloc::boxed::FnBox<A>>::call_box::h3f273b2445d78deb\n   9:           0x5b0014 - alloc::boxed::{{impl}}::call_once<(),()>\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/liballoc/boxed.rs:624\n                         - std::sys_common::thread::start_thread\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/libstd/sys_common/thread.rs:21\n                         - std::sys::imp::thread::{{impl}}::new::thread_start\n                        at /buildslave/rust-buildbot/slave/stable-dist-rustc-musl-linux/build/src/libstd/sys/unix/thread.rs:84"}}Connection closed by foreign host.

[BenjaminWagner123]

Is there a solution to this error yet because I am hitting the same error on Firefox version 52.3.0 with geckodriver 0.16.0 and Selenium 3.6.0 on Jenkins Version. 2.84 running on a ubuntu Server.
I can provide Trace Log from geckodriver:marionette but it is similar to the above provided one.
Is it possible that the security policy is blocking the execution of marionette/geckodriver or do I have to set a specific port for Firefox to be able to connect to the internet ?

[andreastt]

geckodriver only supports the current release channels, which means >= 55. Could you try this again with Firefox Nightly (58)?

Please see CONTRIBUTING.md on how to report a good bug to geckodriver.

[andreastt]

Closing due to inactivity.

[lock]

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