Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21651-persist-gnome-software-based-on-17367 4 08 Aug 2026, 09:14

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 70 1 4 0 0 75 9 1 10 27:42.366 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
19.420
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.226
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.045
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 2.729
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.180
When I start Tails Installer 8.202
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
16.994
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.143
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.042
And I start Tails Installer 8.423
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.017
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.197
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.034
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.124
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:5.497
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.220
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.031
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.777
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.180
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:36.064
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.694
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.476
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.105
Tags: @product
2:3.704
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.210
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.034
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.197
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:36.339
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.395
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.488
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.106
Tags: @product
15:25.143
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 7.783
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.060
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.036
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.916
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.169
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:12.177
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | tails-installer]: 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 5.330 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 00:55:25)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21651-persist-gnome-software-based-on-17367/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:55:25_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_21651-persist-gnome-software-based-on-17367/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:55:25_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_21651-persist-gnome-software-based-on-17367/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:55:25_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_21651-persist-gnome-software-based-on-17367/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:55:25_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.125
Tags: @product
2:20.086
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 with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.690
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.026
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.192
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:51.727
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.815
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.601
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.106
Tags: @product
2:11.031
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
# 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 7.530
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.383
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.555
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.198
# 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 1:36.637
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.152
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.533
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.120
Tags: @product @uefi
1:8.580
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 8.068
And I power off the computer 0.239
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.014
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 58.157
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.177
And the boot device has safe access rights 1.886
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
58.841
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.350
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 21.990
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.034
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.170
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 28.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.108
Tags: @product
53.066
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 52.269
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.186
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.147
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.122
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.093
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.049
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.044
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035