Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring 15 23 Aug 2026, 10:48

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 1:20:45.015 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
19.309
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 6.230
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.027
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 2.670
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.168
When I start Tails Installer 8.179
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
16.732
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 6.194
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.034
And I start Tails Installer 8.122
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.018
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.179
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.047
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.102
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.019
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
15:21.497
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 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.379
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.030
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.774
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.167
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.145
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 5.041 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive' (at time 00:54:19)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/15/artifact/build-artifacts/00:54:19_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/00:54:19_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/00:54:19_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/00:54:19_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
15:18.593
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 6.209
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.035
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.205
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.143
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 5.264 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive' (at time 01:09:43)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:43_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:43_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:43_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:43_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.104
Tags: @product
15:25.270
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 7.886
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.049
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.033
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.872
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.195
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:12.234
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 5.284 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:25:14)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:14_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:14_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:14_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:14_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
15:19.925
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 7.565
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.033
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.199
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:10.125
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 5.143 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive, without cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:40:39)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:39_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:39_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:39_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:39_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive,_without_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.112
Tags: @product
15:26.806
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 0.004
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 7.848
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.439
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.690
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.212
# 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 15:9.614
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 5.092 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Re-installing Tails over an existing USB installation with a persistent partition' (at time 01:56:11)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21644-desktop-file-dirs-mount-monitoring/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:56:11_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:56:11_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:56:11_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/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:56:11_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.110
Tags: @product @uefi
1:8.069
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.140
And I power off the computer 0.242
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.018
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 57.447
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.173
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.020
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.525
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
1:0.402
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 6.208
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 22.260
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.021
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.182
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 29.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.115
Tags: @product
1:8.408
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 1:7.581
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.181
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.132
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.128
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.104
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.048
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.067
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035