Browser automation scripts on Mac or Linux may hang after an update due to changes in Chrome arguments that affect keychain access. This issue occurs because Chromium now synchronously calls into the credential store during startup, blocking indefinitely if no interactive session is available.
Developers should verify their script's launch arguments and consider re-adding flags like --use-mock-keychain and --password-store=basic to ensure smooth operation in headless environments.
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