Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 19 09 Jun 2025, 09:09

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 39:7.494 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
2:4.291
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:4.291
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 8.659 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:36:59)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:59_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:59_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/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:59_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:59_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.tor
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:59_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:59_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
47.845
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 12.189
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.660
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.545
And persistence is disabled 0.405
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 15.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:14.603
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 15.973
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.689
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.149
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 24.891
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 1.721
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.843
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:17.816
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.442
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:7.156
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 12.735
And the system is very low on memory 6.209
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.306
When I try to create a persistent partition 26.237
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.307
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.738
And I free up some memory 3.256
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 14.053
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:16.898
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 12.677
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.835
And all tps features are active 2.957
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.963
When I disable the first tps feature 6.930
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.482
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:25.461
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
23.025
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 10.034
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.250
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.145
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.123
When I disable the first tps feature 8.776
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.102
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.091
When I enable the first tps feature 3.328
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.080
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
20.999
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 10.180
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.147
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.099
And I disable the first tps feature 6.084
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.424
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:25.897
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 23.546
And the network is plugged 0.115
And Tor is ready 1:2.234
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 9.848 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 02:47:55)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:55_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/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:55_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/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:55_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:55_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/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:55_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:11.489
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 9.152
And the network is plugged 0.101
And Tor is ready 1:2.235
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 9.486 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 02:49:16)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:16_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:16_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/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:16_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:16_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:16_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
58.706
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 14.989
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.144
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 15.980
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 26.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:30.838
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 12.609
When I enable persistence 46.146
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.409
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 27.290
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 49.889
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.493
<"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 6.657 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 02:52:58)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:58_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:58_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:58_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/19/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:58_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:4.108
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 10.058
# 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 47.743
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.517
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:13.025
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 39.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
55.059
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 10.459
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.210
Then persistence is disabled 0.378
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.895
And all notifications have disappeared 10.869
When I delete the persistent partition 6.941
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:39.214
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 11.122
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.118
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:16.473
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.452
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:42.435
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 10.781
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.195
When I try to enable persistence 0.310
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 32.834
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 38.295
And all notifications have disappeared 9.881
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.612
And all tps features are enabled 3.287
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:24.553
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 3:53.139
And I enable persistence 42.500
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 40.806
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.977
And persistence is enabled 5.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
37.047
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 10.985
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 25.118
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
52.862
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 9.632
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 8.968
When I enable persistence 31.277
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.078
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:16.389
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 10.046
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 13.804
When I try to enable persistence 1.510
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 37.238
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 5.133
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.845
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.791
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.354
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:6.934
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 12.393
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.159
When I try to enable persistence 0.294
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 37.451
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.302
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.074
When I log in to a new session 39.360
And all notifications have disappeared 12.513
# 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" 0.676
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.685
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.516
Then the Tor Browser starts 19.600
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:7.134
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 9.521
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.560
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.695
When I try to enable persistence 1.558
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 24.154
When I log in to a new session 47.793
And all notifications have disappeared 11.740
Then the Tor Browser starts 22.995
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000