When encountering this error message...
To prevent access by malicious code, it is recommended to secure the ports utilized by ChromeDriver and associated test frameworks.
[1573451703.668][WARNING]: Connection to Chrome timed out, attempting retry...
Nov 11, 2019 11:25:05 AM org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake createSession
INFO: Identified dialect as W3C
[1573451709.039][WARNING]: Connection to Chrome timed out again, retrying...
This indicates that the ChromeDriver was unsuccessful in starting a new WebBrowser, specifically a Chrome Browser session.
Evaluation
The initial log entry:
To prevent access by malicious code, it is recommended to secure the ports utilized by ChromeDriver and associated test frameworks.
is part of the initialization log when utilizing ChromeDriver and serves an informative purpose.
Additional insights can be found in the discussion at How do I protect the ports that chromedriver use?
The subsequent log entry:
[1573451703.668][WARNING]: Connection to Chrome timed out, attempting retry...
suggests there may be compatibility issues between the versions of the binaries being used.
Resolution
Ensure the following:
- JDK is updated to the latest version like JDK 8u222.
- Selenium is upgraded to the latest version like Version 3.141.59.
- ChromeDriver is on the current version ChromeDriver v78.0.
- Chrome should also be updated to Chrome Version 78.0 according to ChromeDriver v78.0 release notes.
- Clean your Project Workspace within your IDE and rebuild with necessary dependencies only.
- (For WindowsOS) Use CCleaner to clean up OS tasks before and after running your Test Suite.
- (For LinuxOS) Follow steps to Free Up and Release Unused/Cached Memory in Ubuntu/Linux Mint prior to executing your Test Suite.
- If your base Web Client version is outdated, uninstall and install the most recent GA version of Web Client.
- Perform a System Reboot.
- Run your
@Test as a non-root user.
- Always remember to call
driver.quit() in the tearDown(){} method to gracefully close the instances of WebDriver and Web Client.