# Starting Chrome with specific user profile **URL:** \ **Category:** Web Testing\ **Tags:** chrome\ **Created:** [September 24, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/starting-chrome-with-specific-user-profile/13377 "2018-09-24T17:13:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luc\_Benichou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7feea3/32.png) [@Luc\_Benichou](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Luc_Benichou)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/starting-chrome-with-specific-user-profile/13377/1 "2018-09-24T17:13:58Z")
Hi All, We would like to run a script launching Chrome with a specific user profile, to be able to use saved password and other cookies. My understanding is that the below code should doit, but Katalon still kicks a Chrome with a new user profile : ```auto import static com.kms.katalon.core.checkpoint.CheckpointFactory.findCheckpoint import static com.kms.katalon.core.checkpoint.CheckpointFactory.findCheckpoint import static com.kms.katalon.core.testcase.TestCaseFactory.findTestCase import static com.kms.katalon.core.testdata.TestDataFactory.findTestData import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject import com.kms.katalon.core.checkpoint.Checkpoint as Checkpoint import com.kms.katalon.core.cucumber.keyword.CucumberBuiltinKeywords as CucumberKW import com.kms.katalon.core.mobile.keyword.MobileBuiltInKeywords as Mobile import com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling as FailureHandling import com.kms.katalon.core.testcase.TestCase as TestCase import com.kms.katalon.core.testdata.TestData as TestData import com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject as TestObject import com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords as WS import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI import internal.GlobalVariable as GlobalVariable import org.openqa.selenium.Keys import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.driver.DriverFactory System.setProperty('webdriver.chrome.driver', "/Applications/Katalon Studio.app/Contents/Eclipse/configuration/resources/drivers/chromedriver_mac/chromedriver") System.setProperty('webdriver.chrome.logfile', '/Users/user1/Temp/chromedriver_TC.log') def chromeBinaryPath = '/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOSocal/Google/Chrome/Google Chrome' ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions() options.addArguments("user-data-dir=/Users/user1/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default") WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(options) DriverFactory.changeWebDriver(driver) WebUI.openBrowser('') ``` Would you have some idea how to fix that? Thx ---
**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/starting-chrome-with-specific-user-profile/13377/2 "2018-09-24T22:03:40Z")
Similar discussion is here: - [Unknown error: cannot find Chrome binary](http://forum.katalon.com/t/unknown-error-cannot-find-chrome-binary/9008) ---
**Author:** ![Luc\_Benichou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7feea3/32.png) [@Luc\_Benichou](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Luc_Benichou)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/starting-chrome-with-specific-user-profile/13377/3 "2018-09-25T10:32:33Z")
Hi Kazurayam, Ok, the discussion given there simplify the code and set the browser path in the settings. Thx But chrome is still opened with a temporary user profile. In http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/2515/how-can-i-open-chrome-with-8211disable-web-security-8211user-data-dircmydata a solution is given but does not seem to work on MACOS : (user1 is the default profile) > [1537870769.482][INFO]: COMMAND InitSession { > “capabilities”: { > “desiredCapabilities”: { > “browserName”: “chrome”, > “chrome.binary”: “/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOSocal/Google/Chrome/Google Chrome”, > “goog:chromeOptions”: { > “args”: [“chrome.switches”, “–disable-extensions”], > “prefs”: { > “–user-data-dir”: “/Users/user1/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome”, > “profile-directory”: “Default” > } > }, > ```auto > [1537870769.488][INFO]: Launching chrome: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome --chrome.switches--disable-background-networking --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --disable-default-apps --disable-extensions --disable-extensions-except=/var/folders/st/_59xddp90kg6s61tl7fbnpz40000gn/T/.org.chromium.Chromium.v3P84h/internal --disable-hang-monitor --disable-popup-blocking --disable-prompt-on-repost --disable-sync --disable-web-resources --enable-automation --enable-logging --force-fieldtrials=SiteIsolationExtensions/Control --ignore-certificate-errors --log-level=0 --metrics-recording-only --no-first-run --no-proxy-server --password-store=basic --remote-debugging-port=12247 --test-type=webdriver --use-mock-keychain --user-data-dir=/var/folders/st/_59xddp90kg6s61tl7fbnpz40000gn/T/.org.chromium.Chromium.bUGXP0 data:, > > ``` the --user-data-dir is overwritten at launch ---
**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/starting-chrome-with-specific-user-profile/13377/4 "2018-09-25T21:53:05Z")
You should not call “WebUI.openBrowser(’’)” at all. Just delete the last line in your test case script, and try again. ```auto ...WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(options)DriverFactory.changeWebDriver(driver)// WebUI.openBrowser('') ``` … “new ChromeDriver(options)” will start the Chrome browser. You do not need to call WebUI.openBrowser(’’). If you call it, then one more Chrome browser gets started and logged — this action is confusing you, I suppose.