SeleniumRC FF3.5.x-3.6 lock file troubles

Question

With Selenium RC 1.0.1, and FF3.5.x or 3.6 I keep seeing this error when trying to run any test,

Failed to start new browser session: Unable to delete file \parent.lock

when running the server with either,

java -jar selenium-server.jar -multiwindow

or

java -jar selenium-server.jar

Any one found a way to run a selenium RC test against those version of FF? Here's the full stack trace,

ERROR - Failed to start new browser session, shutdown browser and clear all session data

java.lang.RuntimeException: Firefox refused shutdown while preparing a profile at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.wai tForFullProfileToBeCreated(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:311) at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.pop ulateCustomProfileDirectory(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:106) at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.lau nch(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:83) at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.lau nchRemoteSession(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:350) at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxLauncher.launchRem oteSession(FirefoxLauncher.java:98) at org.openqa.selenium.server.BrowserSessionFactory.createNewRemoteSessi on(BrowserSessionFactory.java:357) at org.openqa.selenium.server.BrowserSessionFactory.getNewBrowserSession (BrowserSessionFactory.java:122) at org.openqa.selenium.server.BrowserSessionFactory.getNewBrowserSession (BrowserSessionFactory.java:84) at org.openqa.selenium.server.SeleniumDriverResourceHandler.getNewBrowse rSession(SeleniumDriverResourceHandler.java:699) at org.openqa.selenium.server.SeleniumDriverResourceHandler.doCommand(Se leniumDriverResourceHandler.java:393) at org.openqa.selenium.server.SeleniumDriverResourceHandler.handleComman dRequest(SeleniumDriverResourceHandler.java:364) at org.openqa.selenium.server.SeleniumDriverResourceHandler.handle(Selen iumDriverResourceHandler.java:125) at org.mortbay.http.HttpContext.handle(HttpContext.java:1530) at org.mortbay.http.HttpContext.handle(HttpContext.java:1482) at org.mortbay.http.HttpServer.service(HttpServer.java:909) at org.mortbay.http.HttpConnection.service(HttpConnection.java:820) at org.mortbay.http.HttpConnection.handleNext(HttpConnection.java:986) at org.mortbay.http.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:837) at org.mortbay.http.SocketListener.handleConnection(SocketListener.java: 245) at org.mortbay.util.ThreadedServer.handle(ThreadedServer.java:357) at org.mortbay.util.ThreadPool$PoolThread.run(ThreadPool.java:534) Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher$Fil eLockRemainedException: Lock file still present! C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.SPS\LOCALS ~1\Temp\customProfileDirf09f31ccacf4468385010edaecd5925d\parent.lock at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.wai tForFileLockToGoAway(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:269) at org.openqa.selenium.server.browserlaunchers.FirefoxChromeLauncher.wai tForFullProfileToBeCreated(FirefoxChromeLauncher.java:309) ... 20 more INFO - Got result: Failed to start new browser session: Unable to d elete file C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.SPS\LOCALS~1\Temp\customProfileDirf09f31ccacf446 8385010edaecd5925d\parent.lock on session null

Restarting the browser, and clearing the cache didn't help. Using FF 3.0.x works just fine.

Answer 1

Seems seleniumRC 1.0.2 just came out today with claimed support for FF3.6 and such. Is working for me.

Answer 2

I just downloaded Selenium RC 1.0.3, and it did NOT fix the problem for me.

Answer 3

I was able to fix this issue by following these instructions:

http://jira.openqa.org/browse/SRC-507

This is for an older version of Selenium, but it works just the same. I am having to use 1.0.1 (for IE compatibility) and it has the MaxVersion of FF at 3.5. It was throwing the same error as above.

I changed the various files to '3.6' and it works now.