SeleniumHQ/selenium · error · Errno::ENOENT

#{model}

Error message

#{model}

What it means

ProfileHelper#verify_model validates a profile directory path used by browser profiles (Chrome/Firefox). It raises Errno::ENOENT when the path does not exist, and Errno::ENOTDIR when the path exists but is not a directory. The error message is the path string itself. A nil model short-circuits and returns without error.

Source

Thrown at rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/profile_helper.rb:66

      end

      private

      def create_tmp_copy(directory)
        tmp_directory = Dir.mktmpdir('webdriver-rb-profilecopy')

        # TODO: must be a better way..
        FileUtils.rm_rf tmp_directory
        FileUtils.mkdir_p File.dirname(tmp_directory), mode: 0o700
        FileUtils.cp_r directory, tmp_directory

        tmp_directory
      end

      def verify_model(model)
        return unless model

        raise Errno::ENOENT, model unless File.exist?(model)
        raise Errno::ENOTDIR, model unless File.directory?(model)

        model
      end

      module ClassMethods
        def from_json(json)
          data = decoded(json)

          Tempfile.create do |zip_path|
            File.open(zip_path, 'wb') { |zip_file| zip_file << Base64.decode64(data) }

            new Zipper.unzip(zip_path)
          end
        end
      end # ClassMethods
    end # ProfileHelper
  end # WebDriver

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Solutions

1. Ensure the profile path exists and is a directory: File.directory?(path).
2. Use an absolute path to the profile directory.
3. Pass nil if you want to skip the model check and use a default/temporary profile.

Example fix

# before
profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Chrome::Profile.new('/missing/path')

# after
profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Chrome::Profile.new('/absolute/path/to/profile')
# or nil to skip
profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Chrome::Profile.new(nil)

raise Errno::ENOENT, path unless model.nil? || File.exist?(model)
raise Errno::ENOTDIR, path unless model.nil? || File.directory?(model)

def valid_profile_dir?(path)
  path.nil? || (File.exist?(path) && File.directory?(path))
end

begin
  profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Firefox::Profile.new(model)
rescue Errno::ENOENT, Errno::ENOTDIR
  profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Firefox::Profile.new(nil)
end

When it happens

Trigger: Passing a non-existent profile directory path to a Firefox/Chrome Profile. Pointing the profile at a file rather than a directory. The profile directory was deleted or moved after configuration.

Common situations: Hard-coding a profile path that differs across machines. Copying a profile config without copying the directory. Path resolved relative to the wrong working directory.

Related errors

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• Add-on path does not exist: {addon_path}
• could not find extension at #{path.inspect}
• not a file: #{path.inspect}
• not executable: #{path.inspect}

AI-assisted analysis of SeleniumHQ/selenium@aa36b38e69 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/027df62de61178fa. Report an issue: GitHub.