# GUI Automation and FBServer
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/gui-automation-and-fbserver/1368
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [November 5, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/gui-automation-and-fbserver/1368 "2009-11-05T03:24:45Z")
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/gui-automation-and-fbserver/1368/1 "2009-11-05T03:24:45Z")
Hi all.
I just tried to use a GUI Automation. In FB it works fine, but as soon as I am running it on server, it shows me this message.
"The application is not currently logged onto a desktop. You will need a desktop login session in order to use the GUI Automation actions."
Of course, server doesn't know where to run this. So how can I tell server to run this on X machine name ?
Thanks.
Note : Also, in FB, I have to close and re-open the FB project between each try to make it work (only 1st run works).
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/gui-automation-and-fbserver/1368/2 "2009-11-05T09:29:16Z")
GUI Automation doesn’t work from server because it relies on the windows being visualized (assigned window handles), which only happens when a user is logged in interactively.
As for it only working first time, we’ll have to investigate that and see what is happening.