FIX: Adjusting browser options to avoid issues when running as admin

botcity/web/browsers/chrome.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options as ChromeOptions
 from selenium.webdriver.common.desired_capabilities import DesiredCapabilities
 
+from ..util import is_admin
+
 
 def default_options(headless=False, download_folder_path=None, user_data_dir=None,
                     page_load_strategy="normal") -> ChromeOptions:
@@ -48,25 +50,23 @@ def default_options(headless=False, download_folder_path=None, user_data_dir=Non
 
     chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled")
 
-    # Disable banner for Browser being remote-controlled
-    chrome_options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-automation"])
     chrome_options.add_experimental_option('useAutomationExtension', False)
 
+    # Check if user is root
+    if is_admin():
+        if os.name == "posix":
+            chrome_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
+    else:
+        # Disable banner for Browser being remote-controlled
+        chrome_options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-automation"])
+
     if headless:
         chrome_options.add_argument("--headless")
         chrome_options.add_argument("--headless=new")
         chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
         chrome_options.add_argument("--hide-scrollbars")
         chrome_options.add_argument("--mute-audio")
 
-    # Check if user is root
-    try:
-        # This is only valid with Unix
-        if os.geteuid() == 0:
-            chrome_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
-    except AttributeError:
-        pass
-
     chrome_options._botcity_temp_dir = None
     if not user_data_dir:
         temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="botcity_")

botcity/web/browsers/edge.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from msedge.selenium_tools import Edge, EdgeOptions  # noqa: F401, F403
 from selenium.webdriver.common.desired_capabilities import DesiredCapabilities
 
+from ..util import is_admin
+
 
 def default_options(headless=False, download_folder_path=None, user_data_dir=None,
                     page_load_strategy="normal") -> EdgeOptions:
@@ -44,25 +46,23 @@ def default_options(headless=False, download_folder_path=None, user_data_dir=Non
 
     edge_options.add_argument("--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled")
 
-    # Disable banner for Browser being remote-controlled
-    edge_options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-automation"])
     edge_options.add_experimental_option('useAutomationExtension', False)
 
+    # Check if user is root
+    if is_admin():
+        if os.name == "posix":
+            edge_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
+    else:
+        # Disable banner for Browser being remote-controlled
+        edge_options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-automation"])
+
     if headless:
         edge_options.add_argument("--headless")
         edge_options.add_argument("--headless=new")
         edge_options.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
         edge_options.add_argument("--hide-scrollbars")
         edge_options.add_argument("--mute-audio")
 
-    # Check if user is root
-    try:
-        # This is only valid with Unix
-        if os.geteuid() == 0:
-            edge_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
-    except AttributeError:
-        pass
-
     edge_options._botcity_temp_dir = None
     if not user_data_dir:
         temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="botcity_")

botcity/web/util.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
@@ -19,6 +20,22 @@ def cleanup_temp_dir(temp_dir: tempfile.TemporaryDirectory) -> None:
             shutil.rmtree(temp_dir.name, ignore_errors=True)
 
 
+def is_admin():
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        # Only applies to Windows
+        import ctypes
+        try:
+            return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() != 0
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+    else:
+        # Unix/Linux check
+        try:
+            return os.geteuid() == 0
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+
 def element_as_select(element: WebElement) -> Select:
     """Wraps a WebElement in a Select object.