Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0 69 12 Aug 2026, 08:02

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 6:33.178 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
17.759
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.222
When the network is plugged 0.045
And I successfully configure Tor 11.465
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
20.673
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.333
When the network is plugged 0.041
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.880
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.254
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.101
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
23.828
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.328
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.166
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.939
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.241
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.706
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.370

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

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
1:39.612
Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.357
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.196
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 1:33.049
can
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:37:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.877

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:16:03)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0/69/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:03_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0/69/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:03_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0/69/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:03_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0/69/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:03_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
50.636
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.343
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.295
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 42.684
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
30.371
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.096
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.635
And the computer boots Tails 29.549
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
25.060
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.222
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.097
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 17.679
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
55.845
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.391
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.192
And all notifications have disappeared 3.384
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.902
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.664
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.218
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.782
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.429
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.342
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.135
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.964
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.319
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
53.341
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.313
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.153
And all notifications have disappeared 4.152
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.835
# 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 4.045
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.194
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.444
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.448
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.308
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.297
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.095
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.355
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.388
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.095
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
16.048
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.350
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.083
And the network is plugged 0.058
And Tor is ready 8.199
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.352
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 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000