Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_20898-tinyrpc-drop 5 16 Apr 2025, 21:56

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 154 1 2 0 0 157 20 1 21 1:12:49.103 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
36:45.169
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:45.155
And I update APT using apt 35:0.014
execution 
execution expired (RemoteShell::Timeout)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `read'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `block (3 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:55:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:174:in `execute'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:185:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `force_new_tor_circuit'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:192:in `block in retry_tor'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:222:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:59:in `/^I update APT using apt$/'
features/persistence.feature:8:in `And I update APT using apt'
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 0.000
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 10.746 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 03:36:03)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20898-tinyrpc-drop/5/artifact/build-artifacts/03:36:03_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20898-tinyrpc-drop/5/artifact/build-artifacts/03:36:03_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20898-tinyrpc-drop/5/artifact/build-artifacts/03:36:03_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
39.931
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.876
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 21.430
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.544
And persistence is disabled 0.361
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:59.114
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 12.793
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.394
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.112
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 22.020
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 1.749
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.372
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:11.199
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.389
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:3.585
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 11.064
And the system is very low on memory 4.262
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.756
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.521
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.163
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.738
And I free up some memory 3.808
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 13.031
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:52.212
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.972
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.697
And all tps features are active 2.190
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.400
When I disable the first tps feature 6.068
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.011
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.596
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:14.098
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.176
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.061
Tags: @product
19.579
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.677
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.210
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.119
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.238
When I disable the first tps feature 5.861
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.120
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.085
When I enable the first tps feature 3.105
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.086
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
20.136
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.438
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.190
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.073
And I disable the first tps feature 6.466
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.904
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:7.375
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.130
And the network is plugged 0.074
And Tor is ready 23.194
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.556
When I write some files expected to persist 1.481
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.726
# 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" 24.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.147
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:14.743
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.371
And the network is plugged 0.102
And Tor is ready 20.391
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.169
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.489
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:15.040
And I capture all network traffic 0.007
And the network is plugged 0.077
And Tor is ready 20.537
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.359
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.067
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.053
Tags: @product
53.630
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.674
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.334
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 18.896
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 21.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:21.052
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 11.737
When I enable persistence 38.377
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.261
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 24.244
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 45.603
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.469
When I cold reboot the computer 7.337
And the computer reboots Tails 1:1.713
Given I enable persistence 16.224
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.558
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 40.152
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.371
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.533
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
3:44.971
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 enabled and logged in 9.584
# 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 35.232
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.819
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:9.389
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 37.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
55.640
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.261
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.245
Then persistence is disabled 0.378
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 8.232
And all notifications have disappeared 10.476
When I delete the persistent partition 6.175
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.540
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:23.335
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.428
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.215
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.590
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:4.674
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.425
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:32.397
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.946
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.074
When I try to enable persistence 0.268
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 24.807
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 41.259
And all notifications have disappeared 9.324
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 3.666
And all tps features are enabled 2.198
And all tps features but the first one are active 1.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:10.753
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
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 2:51.599
And I enable persistence 28.402
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 46.836
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.573
And persistence is enabled 2.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
26.825
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
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 8.405
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 17.689
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
40.830
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.695
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 4.863
When I enable persistence 24.052
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.086
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
47.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.739
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 4.968
When I try to enable persistence 0.379
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 20.787
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 5.879
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.913
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 2.598
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.242
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:43.789
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.792
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.102
When I try to enable persistence 0.282
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 22.743
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.768
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.069
When I log in to a new session 40.964
And all notifications have disappeared 10.795
# 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" 0.531
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.448
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.395
Then the Tor Browser starts 15.212
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:47.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.209
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 5.455
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.457
When I try to enable persistence 0.408
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 16.079
When I log in to a new session 45.759
And all notifications have disappeared 7.519
Then the Tor Browser starts 21.388
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000