Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring 5 12 Aug 2026, 11:00

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Backing up the persistent storage 13 1 3 0 0 17 0 1 1 1:51.591 Failed
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Feature Backing up the persistent storage
As a Tails user I want to backup my persistent storage And easily keep that backup updated
Tags: @product
1:51.591
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 22.230
# 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 5.652
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 1.253
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.149
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.009
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 2.301
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.178
When I plug USB drive "backup" 2.204
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.715
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.146
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.293
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.331
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 2.123
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 8.853

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file' (at time 02:43:15)

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/5/artifact/build-artifacts/02:43:15_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/02:43:15_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/02:43:15_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.121