I want to schedule my regression test sets from SpiraTest to run them on a Virtual Machine nightly. Right now they dont run unless I log in to the machine and have the screen open. Can I schedule some tests to run by itself nightly without a user logging in? If not, what are my options? It doesnt make sense to me to develop automation tests but then have to manually execute them. en-US(C) Copyright 2006-2026 Inflectra Corporation.support@inflectra.com/Computers/Software/Project_Management//Computers/Software/Quality_Assurance/KronoDesksupport@inflectra.comhttp://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/forums/threads120/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspxthreadId=1930Katie Nguyen (KNguyen@fhlbc.com) I want to schedule my regression test sets from SpiraTest to run them on a Virtual Machine nightly. Right now they dont run unless I log in to the machine and have the screen open. Can I schedule some tests to run by itself nightly without a user logging in? If not, what are my options? It doesnt make sense to me to develop automation tests but then have to manually execute them. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:12:32 -04002019-01-23T20:15:57-05:00/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspxmessageId=3421Jim R (donotreply5@kronodesk.net) Hello, Please take a look at this KB article: https://www.inflectra.com/Support/KnowledgeBase/KB325.aspx It explains how to more easily keep the VM logged with a specific user. It needs to be logged so that it can actually perform UI actions against the UI being tested, that is the reason. It is impossible to do UI testing of applications without a Windows desktop running unfortunately. Regards Jim Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:01:02 -04002018-10-26T23:01:02-04:00/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspx#reply3421messageId=3422Katie Nguyen (KNguyen@fhlbc.com) Hi Jim, thank you. Ill take a look at the KB and give it a try. Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:19:16 -04002018-10-30T17:19:16-04:00/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspx#reply3422messageId=3427Katie Nguyen (KNguyen@fhlbc.com) I setup the bat script and use it to disconnect my remote desktop session, and the tests run fine but only if I just disconnect it, or maybe about 15 minutes. If I disconnect it for about 2 hours or more, the tests fail. One day I left work at 4pm and scheduled the tests to run at 6pm, they failed. The tests that I schedule to run on a weekend also failed because the idle time of course longer than 2 hours. Do you have any idea how to get around this? Thanks. Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:21:38 -05002018-11-06T14:21:38-05:00/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspx#reply3427messageId=3448Alex G (alexey.grinevich@inflectra.com) Hi Katie, It appears that you need to tweak MaxDisconnectionTime setting for the VM. https://superuser.com/questions/994776/session-logged-out-after-disconnection-of-remote-connection Here is the solution from there: Start gpedit.msc Browse to : Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Windows Components --> Remote Desktop Services --> Remote Desktop Session Host --> Session Time Limits. Enable Set time limit for disconnected sessions and set it to Never. Use regedit to go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services and ensure that MaxDisconnectionTime is set for the amount of time you want to set as the time limit in milliseconds (12 hours = 43200000). If it does not exist, create it as New DWORD (32-bit). ( more info .) Reboot. Verify after reboot that the above registry setting has not changed. (In a domain, the domain settings may override local ones.) If this doesnt work and your server is in a domain, have the IT people check in your OU the setting of Terminate disconnected session. Regards, Alexey Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:28:21 -05002018-11-20T10:28:21-05:00/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspx#reply3448messageId=3506Katie Nguyen (KNguyen@fhlbc.com) FYI. This solution didnt work for me either. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:15:56 -05002019-01-23T20:15:56-05:00/Support/Forum/rapise/issues-questions/1930.aspx#reply3506