So, i guess there is no way to run the service as is and be able to see the automation.
Anyways my problem is solved. I am using the JNLP agent manually. Not as a service. Regards and thanks Abbas On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 7:00 PM, Victor Martinez < [email protected]> wrote: > That's actually the expected behaviour since Windows services uses Display > 0 > - > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms683502(v=vs.85).aspx > > Just seen there was already some answers about this feature in the > stackoverflow > - > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18906753/jenkins-windows-slave-service-does-not-interact-with-desktop > > > > On Tuesday, 22 September 2015 13:57:32 UTC+2, Rohan Majumdar wrote: >> >> I have observed something weird, that the automation is visible when the >> agent is not running as a windows service. >> The automation visibility worked that way. >> Discovered this by accident. >> >> On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 11:55:05 AM UTC+5:30, Victor Martinez >> wrote: >>> >>> Let me ask you if you are launching your slave connection via windows >>> services (point 6) or via JNLP connections (point 5) >>> >>> >>> <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/download/attachments/41878276/setup03.png?version=1&modificationDate=1319630597000> >>> >>> JNLP shouldn't run in the background AFAIK. Have you tried to run those >>> commands manually in the same windows box? Different behaviour? >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, 22 September 2015 07:18:53 UTC+2, Rohan Majumdar wrote: >>>> >>>> Yeah, I have followed the same tutorial while making the slave. >>>> Once again testing works fine but the GUI automation is not visible. >>>> I think it happens in the backfround. >>>> >>>> On Monday, September 21, 2015 at 6:09:37 PM UTC+5:30, Victor Martinez >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> See the below wiki: >>>>> - >>>>> https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Step+by+step+guide+to+set+up+master+and+slave+machines >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, 21 September 2015 12:41:04 UTC+2, Rohan Majumdar wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> And yeah I am using windows Vista as a slave. >>>>>> Windows 7 is the master >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, September 21, 2015 at 4:08:16 PM UTC+5:30, Rohan Majumdar >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have installed the java service on the slave, is that not JNLP. >>>>>>> Can you please elaborate what do you mean by JNLP >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday, September 21, 2015 at 12:36:06 PM UTC+5:30, Victor >>>>>>> Martinez wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Are you using Windows slaves? If so, have you configured your >>>>>>>> windows in order to support interactive sessions? IMO, I do prefer to >>>>>>>> use >>>>>>>> JNLP connections rather than Windows service connections since it does >>>>>>>> allow interactive sessions by default. Can you try to run your slave as >>>>>>>> jnlp connection? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, 21 September 2015 08:58:20 UTC+2, Rohan Majumdar wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have a jenkins slave to run the robotframework test cases. I am >>>>>>>>> able to get the console prints on the master but no browser ever >>>>>>>>> opens up >>>>>>>>> or anything on the slave. >>>>>>>>> Ofcourse the test case works pretty fine. >>>>>>>>> But I am just curious. >>>>>>>>> How to have the automated test cases play on the slave machine. >>>>>>>>> There was post which says about running jenkins from the command >>>>>>>>> line. >>>>>>>>> But my confusion regarding that is -> Jenkins is configured on the >>>>>>>>> master then how can we affect >>>>>>>>> the slave by running jenkins on the console on the master please >>>>>>>>> elaborate. >>>>>>>>> There is no jenkins configuration other than the Java service on >>>>>>>>> the slave machine. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/jenkinsci-users/TCf_KhIgHVQ/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/ed126ad3-a644-474a-80d3-be3c51fcda29%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/ed126ad3-a644-474a-80d3-be3c51fcda29%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAP6%3DiC-VOm-wTzJD95Jq1aaTjz4LxO85zEVMmUJJqcp8ogzUWQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
