Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring 3 10 Aug 2026, 16:51

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Tags: @product
15:21.053
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.213
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.027
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.997
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.162
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:9.651
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | ]: child with name='Information' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:271:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:269:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/usb.rb:269:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:30:in `And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.460

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive' (at time 00:51:45)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
15:18.836
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.382
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.035
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.210
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.207
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | ]: child with name='Information' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:271:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:269:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/usb.rb:269:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:39:in `And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 6.054

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive' (at time 01:07:10)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:07:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:07:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:07:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:07:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.117
Tags: @product
15:28.833
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.616
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.062
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.041
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.907
And I plug USB drive "install" 4.577
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:12.627
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | ]: child with name='Information' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:271:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:269:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/usb.rb:269:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:50:in `And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.320

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:22:45)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:45_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
15:20.099
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive, without cloning the Persistent Storage
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.013
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.035
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.200
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:9.850
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | ]: child with name='Information' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:271:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:269:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/usb.rb:269:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:60:in `And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.664

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive, without cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:38:10)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:38:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive,_without_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:38:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive,_without_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:38:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive,_without_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:38:10_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive,_without_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.116
Tags: @product
15:26.991
Scenario Re-installing Tails over an existing USB installation with a persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
# We reach this first checkpoint only to ensure that the ' __internal' disk has reached the state (Tails installed + persistent partition set up) we need before we clone it below.
# This first part is done without Tails Installer (install from Tails USB image)
# Note: the "__internal" disk will keep its state across scenarios
# and features until one of its snapshots is restored.
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.834
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.588
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.639
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.204
# This second part is done with Tails Installer, that's what this scenario is about
When I reinstall Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:9.724
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | ]: child with name='Information' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:271:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:269:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/usb.rb:269:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:75:in `When I reinstall Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.067

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Re-installing Tails over an existing USB installation with a persistent partition' (at time 01:53:43)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:53:43_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:53:43_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:53:43_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:53:43_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.129
Tags: @product
1:36.740
Scenario Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.393
# The volume cannot be in use when GuestFs clones it, which we do below
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.212
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 0.639
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.512
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.009
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 2.484
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.180
When I plug USB drive "backup" 2.203
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.533
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.114
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.113
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.128
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 2.214
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 1:0.000
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [DEAD]: 'zenity' application
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:70:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:7:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:7:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:6:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/backup.rb:6:in `/^the backup tool displays "([^"]+)"$/'
features/backup.feature:22:in `Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!"'
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "backup" 0.000
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 9.016

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file' (at time 02:27:44)

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:27:44_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:27:44_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:27:44_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.115
1:27.220
Background
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 7.952
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 18.747
Then the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is not enabled 0.495
When the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1:0.000
TCA
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:414:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:410:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
features/persistent_tor_bridges.feature:12:in `And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts'
And I configure some persistent obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 0.000
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
Then tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.000
And the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is enabled and active 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 0.000
And the computer reboots Tails 0.000
And I enable persistence 0.000
And I capture all network traffic 0.000
And I log in to a new session 0.000
Then tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.000
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.000
Tags: @product
0.000
Scenario Disabling persistence of Tor bridges
Steps
When I choose to connect to Tor automatically 0.000
And I accept Tor Connection's offer to use my persistent bridges 0.000
And I disable saving bridges to Persistent Storage 0.000
And I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 0.000
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.000
And the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is not enabled and not active 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 8.351

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Disabling persistence of Tor bridges' (at time 03:50:49)

Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/03:50:49_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges_chutney-data

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/03:50:49_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/03:50:49_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.png

Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/03:50:49_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.tor

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/03:50:49_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/3/artifact/build-artifacts/03:50:49_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000