Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 12 02 Jun 2025, 09:18

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 39:9.388 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
2:2.596
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:2.596
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 8.790 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:32:33)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:32:33_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:32:33_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/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:32:33_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:32:33_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:32:33_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
43.072
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 11.231
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 20.058
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.381
And persistence is disabled 0.582
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 10.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:12.226
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 15.174
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.477
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.147
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 25.327
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.435
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.737
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:14.030
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.817
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product
1:9.388
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 12.079
And the system is very low on memory 4.905
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.633
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.852
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.329
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.902
And I free up some memory 4.136
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 15.210
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:8.358
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 enabled and logged in 18.834
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.427
And all tps features are active 2.659
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.164
When I disable the first tps feature 5.671
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.750
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 20.648
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:11.926
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.995
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product
20.557
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 10.539
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.106
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.091
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.120
When I disable the first tps feature 6.137
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.091
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.067
When I enable the first tps feature 3.196
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.104
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
20.482
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 10.155
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.327
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.104
And I disable the first tps feature 5.946
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.866
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:11.733
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.621
And the network is plugged 0.154
And Tor is ready 1:1.958
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 9.088 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 02:42:57)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:42:57_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/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:42:57_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/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:42:57_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:42:57_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/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:42:57_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.341
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 10.218
And the network is plugged 0.386
And Tor is ready 1:1.737
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 9.742 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 02:44:18)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:18_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:18_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/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:18_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:18_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:18_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:0.257
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 14.915
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.573
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 18.025
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 25.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:30.822
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 12.738
When I enable persistence 50.522
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 15.111
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 25.287
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 46.634
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.526
<"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 6.344 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 02:48:02)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:02_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:02_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:02_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/12/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:02_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:29.280
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 10.222
# 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 55.351
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.209
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:26.879
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 41.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:0.635
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 10.455
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.664
Then persistence is disabled 0.204
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 11.951
And all notifications have disappeared 10.253
When I delete the persistent partition 7.100
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:40.358
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 11.853
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.107
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.131
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:16.090
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 1.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.462
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
1:48.107
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 10.072
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.088
When I try to enable persistence 0.387
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 44.915
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 32.193
And all notifications have disappeared 9.076
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.939
And all tps features are enabled 4.073
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:45.436
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 4:12.037
And I enable persistence 49.689
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 38.071
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.124
And persistence is enabled 3.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
32.506
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.908
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 21.629
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
53.664
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 11.125
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.372
When I enable persistence 32.896
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.110
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.159
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
58.415
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 10.097
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.365
When I try to enable persistence 0.955
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 27.813
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.277
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 4.550
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 3.310
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.387
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:5.101
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 9.551
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.140
When I try to enable persistence 0.378
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 36.455
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 2.657
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.288
When I log in to a new session 36.702
And all notifications have disappeared 11.305
# 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" 0.416
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.700
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.977
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.500
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.170
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:4.045
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 9.652
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.389
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.658
When I try to enable persistence 1.584
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 24.327
When I log in to a new session 43.538
And all notifications have disappeared 10.813
Then the Tor Browser starts 21.514
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000