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
Installing Tails to a USB drive 54 5 16 0 0 75 5 5 10 1:20:47.156 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
20.390
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.488
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.033
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 2.774
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.197
When I start Tails Installer 8.854
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
17.762
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.611
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.022
And I start Tails Installer 8.683
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.052
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.214
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.035
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.120
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
15:22.004
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 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.451
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.024
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.868
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.191
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.467
try_for() 
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 5.068 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive' (at time 00:50:36)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/5/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:36_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:36_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:36_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:36_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
15:18.936
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 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.253
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.021
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.243
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.417
try_for() 
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 5.003 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive' (at time 01:06:00)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:00_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:00_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:00_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:00_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.125
Tags: @product
15:26.519
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 8.364
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.052
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.028
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.920
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.193
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:12.960
try_for() 
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 5.430 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:21:32)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:32_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:32_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:32_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:32_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
15:20.448
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 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.854
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.033
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.229
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.330
try_for() 
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 5.066 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive, without cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:36:57)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:57_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:57_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:57_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:57_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive,_without_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.128
Tags: @product
15:27.358
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 0.001
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 7.926
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.720
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.816
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.298
# 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 15:9.595
try_for() 
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 5.170 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Re-installing Tails over an existing USB installation with a persistent partition' (at time 01:52:30)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:52:30_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:52:30_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:52:30_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/5/artifact/build-artifacts/01:52:30_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.115
Tags: @product @uefi
1:14.292
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.999
And I power off the computer 0.238
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.015
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 1:1.699
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.189
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.095
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product
1:2.621
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.523
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 22.950
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.034
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.181
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 30.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.015
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.149
Tags: @product
56.822
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given a computer 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 55.981
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.230
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.118
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.157
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.088
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.046
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.051
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005