Cucumber Reports (no 9) - Feature: Time syncing

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context	9	24 Jun 2025, 22:29

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Time syncing	69	1	10	0	0	80	9	1	10	18:3.112	Failed

1:37.897

Scenario Clock with host's time

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.004

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 45.153

When the network is plugged 14.975

And I successfully configure Tor 37.692

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.076

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.528

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.861

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:20.576

Scenario Clock with host's time while using bridges

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.009

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 44.140

When the network is plugged 3.832

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 8.272

And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.001

And I wait until Tor is ready 3.269

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.059

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.410

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.818

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:0.468

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 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 20.523

When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.239

And I capture all network traffic 0.003

And the network is plugged 0.157

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 11.570

And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 21.934

And I wait until Tor is ready 5.468

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.519

Output 1

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.287

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.406

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker

2:27.226

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 0.181

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.155

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 14.029

When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 4.220

And I warm reboot the computer 0.849

And the computer reboots Tails 2:7.271

Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.856

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.127

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.018

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker

3:23.494

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:9.022

When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 3.604

And I warm reboot the computer 0.868

And the computer reboots Tails 2:9.459

Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.540

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.125

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.383

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.175

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:49.641

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 0.065

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.038

Steps

Given a computer 0.893

And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.176

And I start the computer 4.797

And the computer boots Tails 1:42.930

Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.843

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.529

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.031

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:24.058

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.006

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 46.205

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 4.345

When the network is plugged 0.982

And I successfully configure Tor 32.444

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.080

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.660

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.653

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

2:10.539

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 0.270

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.202

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 17.301

When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 1.550

And all notifications have disappeared 12.095

And I capture all network traffic 0.003

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.343

And the network is plugged 0.074

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.536

When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 13.272

And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.222

And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 18.710

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

Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 16.415

Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 1.957

When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.826

Then I wait until Tor is ready 40.305

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.852

# check that htpdate has done its job

And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.069

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.482

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.792

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.047

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:9.526

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 49.112

When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 2.590

And all notifications have disappeared 7.601

And I capture all network traffic 0.004

And the network is plugged 0.121

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.554

# 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 5.542

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:90:in `And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting'

And I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000

Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.000

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

When 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

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

And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 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 configured bridges 0.000

# check that htpdate has done its job

And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000

And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.163

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.617

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can connect to obfs4 bridges having a clock East of UTC while hiding that I am using Tor' (at time 00:36:36)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:36:36_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:36:36_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:36:36_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/9/artifact/build-artifacts/00:36:36_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:39.683

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 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.004

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:9.063

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 4.175

And the network is plugged 0.528

And Tor is ready 24.356

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

When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 1.554

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 0.004

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.590

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.037

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Time syncing	69	1	10	0	0	80	9	1	10	18:3.112	Failed

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