Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password 2 16 Jul 2025, 14:26

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 153 1 3 0 0 157 20 1 21 49:20.228 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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3:25.550
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:38.666
And I update APT using apt 17.023
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 27.037
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 2.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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49.225
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.517
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 26.492
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.560
And persistence is disabled 0.418
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 8.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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4:1.276
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 13.198
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 2.814
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.208
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 27.922
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.404
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.446
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:0.079
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.051
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
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1:11.348
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 11.420
And the system is very low on memory 2.639
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.835
When I try to create a persistent partition 30.901
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.171
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.697
And I free up some memory 5.676
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 15.882
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 1.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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3:25.106
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 12.821
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.738
And all tps features are active 5.184
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.454
When I disable the first tps feature 6.662
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.394
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:38.671
Then all tps features but the first one are active 3.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
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23.977
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13.285
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.293
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.127
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.071
When I disable the first tps feature 6.588
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.071
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.076
When I enable the first tps feature 3.180
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.174
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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25.572
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.023
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13.107
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.247
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.149
And I disable the first tps feature 5.771
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 6.069
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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1:8.209
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.536
And the network is plugged 0.089
And Tor is ready 21.023
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.838
When I write some files expected to persist 2.157
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.327
# XXX: The next step succeeds (and the --debug output confirms that it's actually looking for the files) but will fail in a subsequent scenario restoring the same snapshot. This exactly what we want, but why does it work? What is guestfs's behaviour when qcow2 internal snapshots are involved?
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 22.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.153
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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3:29.891
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.063
And the network is plugged 0.099
And Tor is ready 21.674
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.389
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.219
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:36.416
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.077
And Tor is ready 12.947
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/persistence.feature:91:in `And Tor is ready'
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.000
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.000
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.631 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 03:40:22)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/2/artifact/build-artifacts/03:40:22_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/2/artifact/build-artifacts/03:40:22_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/2/artifact/build-artifacts/03:40:22_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/2/artifact/build-artifacts/03:40:22_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055
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1:6.813
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.242
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.397
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 23.087
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 28.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.191
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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5:26.911
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 15.095
When I enable persistence 44.063
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 15.984
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 33.530
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 1:2.368
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.699
When I cold reboot the computer 7.928
And the computer reboots Tails 1:14.877
Given I enable persistence 22.969
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.570
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 48.573
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
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4:48.344
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.548
# Note that if anything fails after the passphrase was changed and
# before it's changed back below, subsequent scenarios might fail
# because the Persistent Storage doesn't have the expected passphrase.
When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage 53.903
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.302
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:43.806
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 41.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.018
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1:11.210
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.292
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 23.130
Then persistence is disabled 0.811
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 13.562
And all notifications have disappeared 10.122
When I delete the persistent partition 9.507
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:59.093
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.539
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.228
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.281
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:37.662
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.381
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
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2:1.610
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.244
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.162
When I try to enable persistence 0.373
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 35.016
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 51.854
And all notifications have disappeared 12.586
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.903
And all tps features are enabled 3.140
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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6:7.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 4:30.335
And I enable persistence 37.502
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 51.110
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.783
And persistence is enabled 5.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
38.200
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.998
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 27.837
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 1.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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1:1.486
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.841
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 8.191
When I enable persistence 37.907
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.208
And persistence is successfully enabled 4.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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1:0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.207
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.589
When I try to enable persistence 0.401
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 31.073
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 3.081
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.077
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.788
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.214
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:20.526
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.106
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.109
When I try to enable persistence 0.345
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 35.579
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 5.665
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.133
When I log in to a new session 45.906
And all notifications have disappeared 8.409
# Now both WhisperBack and Tor Browser has started at the same
# time, so we do not know which window is focused. The steps about
# Tor Browser care about that, but the ones about WhisperBack do
# not, so we first deal with WhisperBack and then kill it to
# ensure that Tor Browser is focused.
Then WhisperBack is prefilled for fsck with summary: "Failed to repair the file system of your Persistent Storage" 1.958
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.916
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.766
Then the Tor Browser starts 27.587
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:18.840
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.097
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 5.167
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.484
When I try to enable persistence 0.450
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 25.738
When I log in to a new session 55.661
And all notifications have disappeared 12.399
Then the Tor Browser starts 26.593
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.407
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000