Encountering a problem when executing the mobile automation script using Appium

Encountering an issue while running my automation script with Appium.

I'm executing a mobile automation script on a Windows Desktop machine with the following software setup:

Software Set-Up:

1. Android Studio

2. Appium

3. Mobile/Tablet connected to the system

4. Selenium/Appium Driver code for Automation

Error

apksigner stderr: ERROR: Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator.
Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Program Files\Appium\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-server\apks\appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk
Cannot use apksigner tool for signing. Defaulting to sign.jar. Original error: Command 'apksigner.bat sign --key 'C:\\Program Files\\Appium\\resources\\app\\node_modules\\appium\\node_modules\\appium-adb\\keys\\testkey.pk8' --cert 'C:\\Program Files\\Appium\\resources\\app\\node_modules\\appium\\node_modules\\appium-adb\\keys\\testkey.x509.pem' 'C:\\Program Files\\Appium\\resources\\app\\node_modules\\appium\\node_modules\\appium-uiautomator2-server\\apks\\appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk'' exited with code 1; StdErr: ERROR: Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator.
[warn] [35m[ADB][39m Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Program Files\Appium\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-server\apks\appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk
Unable to remove port forward 'Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command 'C\:\\Users\\Sumit.Chouhtel\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\sdk\\platform-tools\\adb.exe -P 5037 -s RFXTBIC00014974 forward --remove tcp\:8200' exited with code 1'; Stderr: 'adb.exe: error: listener 'tcp:8200' not found'; Code: '1''
[debug] [35m[BaseDriver][39m Event 'newSessionStarted' logged at 1568214375516 (20:36:15 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time))
androidselenium-webdriverappiumui-automationappium-android

Answer №1

Follow these steps to enable registry editing on Windows 10:

  1. Press Win + R to open the run command window

  2. Type in gpedit.msc

  3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools

  4. Double click on it and set it to "disable"

https://i.stack.imgur.com/gkCrF.png

You can also check out other methods to enable registry editing here

Answer №2

Here is the solution that worked for me:

Make sure to select the 'Only For Me' option when installing the Appium Desktop app. Choosing the 'For all users' option may result in errors when running Appium.

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