Cucumber Reports (no 9) - Feature: Time syncing

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror	9	21 Jun 2025, 23:45

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Time syncing	66	2	12	0	0	80	8	2	10	13:41.031	Failed

1:31.629

Scenario Clock with host's time

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.783

When the network is plugged 11.925

And I successfully configure Tor 1:0.619

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.300

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.167

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.711

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

43.615

Scenario Clock with host's time while using bridges

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 14.995

When the network is plugged 1.344

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 5.280

And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 18.153

And I wait until Tor is ready 3.734

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.106

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.264

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.267

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:33.538

Scenario Clock is one day in the future while using obfs4 bridges

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 50.837

When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 1.592

And I capture all network traffic 0.064

And the network is plugged 0.230

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 5.036

And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 22.558

And I wait until Tor is ready 11.409

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.271

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 1.536

Output 1

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.458

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.786

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker

2:32.317

Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 28.638

When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 2.243

And I warm reboot the computer 0.396

And the computer reboots Tails 1:59.545

Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.494

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 6.146

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.262

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker

1:18.815

Scenario Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:18.815

Failed

Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:89:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:42:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'

When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 0.000

And I warm reboot the computer 0.000

And the computer reboots Tails 0.000

Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.044

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.579

Error message

no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `After'

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting' (at time 00:27:33)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:27:33_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:27:33_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:27:33_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.mkv

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:43.525

Scenario The clock is set to the source date when the hardware clock is way in the past

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.187

And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.026

And I start the computer 1.332

And the computer boots Tails 1:41.514

Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.465

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 4.877

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.449

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

47.361

Scenario On a clock with host's time, Tor Connection works even if time sync fails

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.033

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.013

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 13.385

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 3.700

When the network is plugged 0.274

And I successfully configure Tor 29.907

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.093

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.609

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.889

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:12.248

Scenario I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 44.383

When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 2.741

And all notifications have disappeared 9.879

And I capture all network traffic 0.004

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.274

And the network is plugged 0.078

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.359

When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 10.527

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:637:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:499:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:628:in `/^I configure (?:some|the) (persistent )?(\w+) bridges (from a QR code )?in the Tor Connection Assistant(?: in (easy|hide) mode)?( without connecting|)$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:70:in `When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting'

And I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000

And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 0.000

# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug

Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 0.000

Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.000

When I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000

Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.000

# check that htpdate has done its job

And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.047

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.426

Error message

no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `After'

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC' (at time 00:31:31)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:31_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:31_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:31_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.mkv

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:37.005

Scenario I can connect to obfs4 bridges having a clock East of UTC while hiding that I am using Tor

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.010

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 14.372

When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 1.767

And all notifications have disappeared 4.447

And I capture all network traffic 0.003

And the network is plugged 0.081

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.872

# Anti-test: Users east of UTC can't connect to obfs4 bridges

And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting 14.842

And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.306

Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.427

# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug

When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 18.488

Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 1.860

# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)

And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 2.172

When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.967

Then I wait until Tor is ready 14.683

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 4.192

# check that htpdate has done its job

And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.119

And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.401

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.330

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.652

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.042

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

40.972

Scenario Time sync before Tor connects sets the same headers as the NetworkManager connectivity check

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 14.320

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.626

And the network is plugged 0.445

And Tor is ready 22.894

Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.001

When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 1.681

Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000

And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.003

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.570

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.087

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Time syncing	66	2	12	0	0	80	8	2	10	13:41.031	Failed

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