Any action that requires a simulated click (User.Click), e.g. click cell in grid, click scrollbar in grid, etc. does not seem to work if the test machine is in locked state (Windows Key + L)

This is affecting our build server as it is goes into locked state after 15 minutes of activity and is unable to complete the UI system tests.

Is there any way to allow the simulated clicks to work as intended when a machine is locked?

         var dataGrid = _silverlightApp.Find.ByAutomationId<DataGrid>("DataGrid");
         dataGrid.Rows[0].User.Click()

or

         var dataGrid = _silverlightApp.Find.ByAutomationId<DataGrid>("DataGrid");
         dataGrid.Rows[0].User.Click()

Hi Alex,

UI automation of any kind requires that the machine appear to be unlocked. Some of our customers have reported success using a VNC product. They connect to their server over VNC, login, leave the session running but disable the screen saver and simply disconnect the VNC link. This fools Windows into believing it's running tests on the local console in an unlocked state.

All the best,
Cody
the Telerik team

Any latest versions have this feature? Mean simulating mouse click events when the system is locked?

Hello Saravanakumar,

We can't pass through this general limitation. Can you share why you need the system locked during mouse click actions execution?

Kind regards,
Konstantin Petkov
the Telerik team

Hi Petkov,

One senario is given below.

If we run a set of test cases which will take lets say 30 minutes to execute.
In that system if a rule is enforced by the admin to lock the system after 15 minutes if no user interaction is happened.
In this case all the test case having click will fail after this.

Hi Alex,

You could try the solution below to avoid this
http://nishantrana.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/preventing-your-system-from-getting-auto-locked/

Thanks
Kiran