Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 11 01 Jun 2025, 09:08

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 131 4 22 0 0 157 17 4 21 39:17.908 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
1:57.251
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:57.251
TCA 
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:153:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:150:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:150:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/persistence.feature:7:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected'
And I update APT using apt 0.000
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 0.000
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.944 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:38:30)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:30_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:30_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:30_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:30_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:30_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
46.593
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.273
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 25.244
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.717
And persistence is disabled 0.382
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 8.976
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:25.221
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 13.746
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.570
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.152
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 30.083
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.259
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.819
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:24.830
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.667
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:15.325
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 11.750
And the system is very low on memory 12.848
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 3.544
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.158
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.211
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.696
And I free up some memory 2.858
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 13.995
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:6.490
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 12.206
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.544
And all tps features are active 2.772
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.744
When I disable the first tps feature 6.070
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.495
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.261
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:19.867
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
21.067
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.728
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.118
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.080
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.196
When I disable the first tps feature 6.117
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.108
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.066
When I enable the first tps feature 3.486
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.082
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
21.208
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.221
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.516
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.094
And I disable the first tps feature 6.204
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.043
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.339
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.468
And the network is plugged 0.068
And Tor is ready 1:2.803
TCA 
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/persistence.feature:75:in `And Tor is ready'
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.000
When I write some files expected to persist 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
# XXX: The next step succeeds (and the --debug output confirms that it's actually looking for the files) but will fail in a subsequent scenario restoring the same snapshot. This exactly what we want, but why does it work? What is guestfs's behaviour when qcow2 internal snapshots are involved?
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.760 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 02:49:18)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:18_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:18_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:18_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:18_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:18_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.767
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.757
And the network is plugged 0.078
And Tor is ready 1:2.931
TCA 
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/persistence.feature:85:in `And Tor is ready'
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 0.000
And I capture all network traffic 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.000
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.000
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.552 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 02:50:41)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:41_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:41_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:41_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:41_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:41_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:2.100
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.263
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.253
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 21.987
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 24.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.147
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:37.158
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.663
When I enable persistence 55.811
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 15.527
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 27.627
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 46.127
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.400
<"TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE\n" 
<"TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE\n" +
"TAILS_LOCALE_NAME=de_DE\n" +
"TAILS_MACSPOOF_ENABLED=false\n" +
"TAILS_NETWORK=false\n" +
"TAILS_UNSAFE_BROWSER_ENABLED=false\n" +
"TAILS_XKBLAYOUT=de\n" +
"TAILS_XKBMODEL=pc105\n" +
"TAILS_XKBVARIANT=\n"> expected but was
<"TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE\n" +
"TAILS_MACSPOOF_ENABLED=false\n" +
"TAILS_NETWORK=false\n" +
"TAILS_UNSAFE_BROWSER_ENABLED=false\n">.

diff:
  TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE
- TAILS_LOCALE_NAME=de_DE
  TAILS_MACSPOOF_ENABLED=false
  TAILS_NETWORK=false
  TAILS_UNSAFE_BROWSER_ENABLED=false
- TAILS_XKBLAYOUT=de
- TAILS_XKBMODEL=pc105
- TAILS_XKBVARIANT= (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:1633:in `/^all Greeter options are set to (non-)?default values$/'
features/persistence.feature:108:in `Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values'
When I cold reboot the computer 0.000
And the computer reboots Tails 0.000
Given I enable persistence 0.000
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.000
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 0.000
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.672 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 02:54:32)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:32_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:32_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:32_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:32_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:6.411
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.234
# Note that if anything fails after the passphrase was changed and
# before it's changed back below, subsequent scenarios might fail
# because the Persistent Storage doesn't have the expected passphrase.
When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage 45.085
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.722
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:18.782
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 35.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
53.918
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.149
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 16.989
Then persistence is disabled 0.267
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 9.129
And all notifications have disappeared 8.988
When I delete the persistent partition 6.419
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:31.363
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.330
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.094
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.760
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:9.754
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:37.347
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.532
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.085
When I try to enable persistence 0.325
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 33.644
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 32.090
And all notifications have disappeared 10.608
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 5.531
And all tps features are enabled 3.112
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:52.302
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 4:16.277
And I enable persistence 41.801
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 47.154
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.210
And persistence is enabled 4.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
36.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.593
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 25.943
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:13.946
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.197
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 18.993
When I enable persistence 40.538
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.101
And persistence is successfully enabled 5.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:3.995
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.423
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.702
When I try to enable persistence 0.533
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 27.167
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 3.941
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 4.321
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 3.852
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.485
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.392
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:57.948
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.626
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.108
When I try to enable persistence 0.405
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 36.722
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.401
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.132
When I log in to a new session 32.169
And all notifications have disappeared 9.751
# Now both WhisperBack and Tor Browser has started at the same
# time, so we do not know which window is focused. The steps about
# Tor Browser care about that, but the ones about WhisperBack do
# not, so we first deal with WhisperBack and then kill it to
# ensure that Tor Browser is focused.
Then WhisperBack is prefilled for fsck with summary: "Failed to repair the file system of your Persistent Storage" 0.796
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.701
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.512
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.272
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.345
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.833
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:6.822
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.959
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.135
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.652
When I try to enable persistence 0.923
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 21.528
When I log in to a new session 45.977
And all notifications have disappeared 9.945
Then the Tor Browser starts 28.517
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000