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fix(browser): add --no-sandbox for root user on Linux/WSL2 #1366

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9 changes: 5 additions & 4 deletions browse/src/browser-manager.ts
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Expand Up @@ -182,10 +182,11 @@ export class BrowserManager {
const launchArgs: string[] = [];
let useHeadless = true;

// Docker/CI: Chromium sandbox requires unprivileged user namespaces which
// are typically disabled in containers. Detect container environment and
// add --no-sandbox automatically.
if (process.env.CI || process.env.CONTAINER) {
// Docker/CI/root: Chromium sandbox requires unprivileged user namespaces which
// are typically disabled in containers and are never available for the root
// user on Linux. Detect all three cases and add --no-sandbox automatically.
const isRoot = typeof process.getuid === 'function' && process.getuid() === 0;
if (process.env.CI || process.env.CONTAINER || isRoot) {
launchArgs.push('--no-sandbox');
}

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