cannot run nightwatch.js tests in chrome browser on linux machine - linux

Question

I am trying to run nightwatch.js in chrome browser on linux machine.
My nightwatch tests run perfectly on windows machine using windows version of chrome driver.
I updated nightwatch.json file and gave path to linux version of chromedriver but my tests do not run and give error
npm run test-e2e --test tests/regression/testcase1.js
************Command Line Argument:*********************
Starting selenium server... started - PID: 12625
[regression / TEST1] Test Suite
Running: Login to UI
Error retrieving a new session from the selenium server
Error writing log file to: /home/abc/testing/AutomationFramework/logs/selenium-debug.log
Connection refused! Is selenium server started?
{ value:
{ message: 'Unable to create new service: ChromeDriverService\nBuild info: version: \'3.12.0\', revision: \'7c6e0b3\', time: \'2018-05-08T15:15:08.936Z\'\nSystem info: host: \'virtualserver01\', ip: \'127.0.1.1\', os.name: \'Linux\', os.arch: \'amd64\', os.version: \'4.4.0-124-generic\', java.version: \'1.8.0_171\'\nDriver info: driver.version: unknown',
error: 'session not created' },
status: 33 }
I also have Google chrome installed on my linux machine
$ google-chrome --version
Google Chrome 65.0.3325.181
My nightwatch.json file is as follows
{
"src_folders" : ["tests"],
"output_folder" : "reports",
"globals_path" : "nightwatch.global.js",
"custom_commands_path": "./commands",
"selenium" : {
"start_process" : true,
"server_path" : "./bin/selenium-server-standalone-3.12.0.jar",
"log_path" : "./logs",
"port" : 4444,
"cli_args" : {
"webdriver.chrome.driver" : "./bin/chromedriver"
}
},
"test_settings" : {
"default" : {
"launch_url" : "http://localhost",
"use_xpath": true,
"selenium_port" : 4444,
"selenium_host" : "localhost",
"screenshots" :{
"enabled" : true,
"path" : "./screenshots",
"on_failure" : true
},
"desiredCapabilities": {
"browserName": "chrome",
"javascriptEnabled": true,
"acceptSslCerts": true,
"chromeOptions": {
"args": ["disable-web-security"],
"prefs": {
}
}
}
}
}
}