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Disable external extensions by default #2

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
External extensions (those that are installed on the system and apply to all 
profiles) can interfere with tests. The default should be no extensions save 
those that the user explicitly specifies. This particularly causes problems for 
devs running tests on their own box, especially if the extension is forced by 
enterprise policy.

The right way to fix this is probably to add a command line flag to chrome for 
disabling them.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kkania@chromium.org on 30 Jan 2012 at 5:31

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Issue chromium:103033 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by kkania@chromium.org on 6 Mar 2012 at 1:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
After some discussion (http://codereview.chromium.org/9617025/), I've decided 
not to take action on this issue. Allowing disabling enterprise-enforced 
extensions in chromium circumvents the purpose of enterprise policy. However, 
it might be ok to, after Chrome starts up, disable any running external 
extensions and try to restore a clean environment (e.g., maybe close a tab the 
extension opened).

I do not think this is worthwhile currently. Outside of ChromeDriver itself, 
the options available to the user to get around these issues are to:
1) get admin privileges and disable the policy
2) use an existing profile (this helps if the extension does something only for 
new profiles)

Original comment by kkania@chromium.org on 17 Apr 2012 at 4:48

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Not all external extensions are enterprise-enforced.

LastPass, for instance, installs itself as an external extension by default, 
and opens a new tab everytime you load a new profile.

This is a serious PITA if you're trying to run tests, but I'd rather not have 
to abandon my password manager.

Original comment by daniel.r.heath on 13 Nov 2012 at 4:14

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Original comment by kkania@chromium.org on 13 Mar 2013 at 11:45

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Original comment by kkania@chromium.org on 14 Mar 2013 at 9:14

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