Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 18 08 Jun 2025, 09:07

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 37:0.999 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
1:59.003
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:59.003
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 8.765 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:38:49)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:49_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/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.tor
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
43.735
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 13.304
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.942
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.472
And persistence is disabled 0.405
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 9.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:22.991
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 12.114
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 2.430
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.213
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 26.758
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.071
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.481
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:22.676
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.163
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:1.922
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 12.318
And the system is very low on memory 5.447
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.981
When I try to create a persistent partition 22.286
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.536
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.595
And I free up some memory 3.399
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 14.107
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:57.819
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13.076
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.617
And all tps features are active 2.778
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.526
When I disable the first tps feature 7.143
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.270
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.642
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:7.632
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
21.748
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 11.412
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.249
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.131
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.100
When I disable the first tps feature 6.410
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.116
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.054
When I enable the first tps feature 3.118
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.078
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
20.929
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 10.518
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.107
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.070
And I disable the first tps feature 6.457
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.714
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.129
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 9.585
And the network is plugged 0.114
And Tor is ready 1:2.430
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 9.156 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 02:49:09)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:09_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/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:09_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/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:09_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:09_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/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:09_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:11.996
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
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 9.461
And the network is plugged 0.092
And Tor is ready 1:2.442
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 9.007 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 02:50:30)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:30_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:30_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/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:30_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:30_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:30_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:1.024
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 stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 16.874
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.132
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 18.451
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 24.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:22.453
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
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 and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.741
When I enable persistence 52.200
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.823
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 25.863
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 37.268
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.555
<"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 5.958 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 02:54:05)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:05_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:05_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:05_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/18/artifact/build-artifacts/02:54:05_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:41.938
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 10.014
# 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 45.866
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.164
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:58.192
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 32.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
52.357
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 9.799
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 17.897
Then persistence is disabled 0.454
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.498
And all notifications have disappeared 10.760
When I delete the persistent partition 6.807
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:25.821
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 10.173
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.086
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:3.972
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.486
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
1:42.332
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 8.706
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.095
When I try to enable persistence 0.300
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 31.369
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 42.390
And all notifications have disappeared 9.696
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.273
And all tps features are enabled 3.112
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.386
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:15.860
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 3:39.068
And I enable persistence 42.550
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 42.021
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.609
And persistence is enabled 9.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
48.983
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 10.877
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 36.941
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 1.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
51.135
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 10.461
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.105
When I enable persistence 31.746
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.094
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
53.453
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 9.630
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.498
When I try to enable persistence 0.447
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 24.516
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 3.534
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.647
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.198
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 2.150
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:55.765
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 8.932
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.097
When I try to enable persistence 0.274
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 32.442
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.224
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.116
When I log in to a new session 35.373
And all notifications have disappeared 9.379
# 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" 0.459
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.683
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.487
Then the Tor Browser starts 24.101
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.396
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:57.596
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 9.201
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.266
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.617
When I try to enable persistence 0.430
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 19.328
When I log in to a new session 47.975
And all notifications have disappeared 8.180
Then the Tor Browser starts 24.624
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000