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Cannot share my screen...

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Hi, I just went to https://meet.jit.si/ and I was not able to share my screen. The errors that I am seeing in the console are

Logger.js:154 2021-09-28T21:13:18.975Z [modules/RTC/ScreenObtainer.js] getDisplayMedia error {video: true, audio: true, cursor: 'always'} {errorName: 'SecurityError', errorMsg: `Failed to execute 'getDisplayMedia' on 'MediaDevic…play-capture" is disallowed by permission policy.`, errorStack: "Error: Failed to execute 'getDisplayMedia' on 'Med…ogency.io/libs/app.bundle.min.js?v=139:193:15213)"}
o @ Logger.js:154
(anonymous) @ ScreenObtainer.js:246
Promise.catch (async)
obtainScreenFromGetDisplayMedia @ ScreenObtainer.js:239
(anonymous) @ RTCUtils.js:497
_getDesktopMedia @ RTCUtils.js:496
(anonymous) @ RTCUtils.js:624
obtainAudioAndVideoPermissions @ RTCUtils.js:733
obtainAudioAndVideoPermissions @ RTC.js:210
createLocalTracks @ JitsiMeetJS.js:325
...

Show 114 more frames
Logger.js:154 2021-09-28T21:13:18.979Z [features/base/tracks] Failed to create local tracks ['desktop'] s {name: 'gum.screensharing_user_canceled', message: 'User canceled screen sharing prompt', stack: 'Error\n    at new s (https://meet.jit.si/libs/l…ency.io/libs/lib-jitsi-meet.min.js?v=139:1:156193'}
o @ Logger.js:154
(anonymous) @ functions.js:189
Promise.catch (async)
(anonymous) @ functions.js:188
Promise.then (async)
g @ functions.js:166
_createDesktopTrack @ conference.js:1660
_switchToScreenSharing @ conference.js:1854
toggleScreenSharing @ conference.js:1626
(anonymous) @ conference.js:2481
s.emit @ events.js:152
...

Logger.js:154 2021-09-28T21:13:18.980Z [conference.js] <Object.toggleScreenSharing>:  Failed to switch to screensharing s {name: 'gum.screensharing_user_canceled', message: 'User canceled screen sharing prompt', stack: 'Error\n    at new s (https://meet.jit.si/libs/l…ency.io/libs/lib-jitsi-meet.min.js?v=139:1:156193'}

I am on macOS BigSur, also double-checked my privacy settings Screen Shot 2021-09-28 at 5 25 12 PM

What do you think I could do to make it work?

Thank you, Linda

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Created 2 years ago
Comments:8 (3 by maintainers)

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nils-ohlmeiercommented, Sep 29, 2021

@lindamiles from the console log “… is disallowed by permission policy.” makes me wonder if you are using a corporate machine, where some admins are using company policies to turn off certain features in Chrome?

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shane215commented, Oct 15, 2021

In general, the community forum is the best place to start when posting problems and questions, and reserve opening new issues for confirmed app defects.