Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 22 12 Jun 2025, 09:13

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 36:40.699 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
1:52.480
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 1:52.480
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 8.611 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:37:39)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:39_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:39_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/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:39_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:39_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:39_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
39.060
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 11.827
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 18.909
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.644
And persistence is disabled 0.551
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 7.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:59.672
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 14.978
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.467
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.173
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 21.921
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 1.691
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:8.958
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.374
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
1:4.629
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 11.489
And the system is very low on memory 4.472
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.202
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.731
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.402
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.680
And I free up some memory 3.230
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 13.134
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:48.798
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 12.365
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.585
And all tps features are active 2.422
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.864
When I disable the first tps feature 6.511
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.144
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.372
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:5.297
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
20.711
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 10.213
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.230
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.100
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.085
When I disable the first tps feature 6.547
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.075
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.067
When I enable the first tps feature 3.204
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.093
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
20.489
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 9.584
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.293
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.087
And I disable the first tps feature 6.665
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.806
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:13.749
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.310
And the network is plugged 0.075
And Tor is ready 1:2.363
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 9.165 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 02:47:25)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:25_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/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:25_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/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:25_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:25_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/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:47:25_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.045
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 9.667
And the network is plugged 0.097
And Tor is ready 1:2.280
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 9.069 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 02:48:46)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:46_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:46_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/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:46_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:46_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:48:46_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:1.508
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 14.489
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.119
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 21.220
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 24.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:15.059
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 11.637
When I enable persistence 41.100
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.798
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 26.713
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 40.193
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.616
<"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 6.326 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 02:52:15)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:15_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:15_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:15_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/22/artifact/build-artifacts/02:52:15_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:58.181
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 10.074
# 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 42.679
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.245
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:14.132
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 38.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
54.605
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 9.727
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.663
Then persistence is disabled 0.293
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 7.755
And all notifications have disappeared 8.983
When I delete the persistent partition 7.161
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:29.248
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 10.146
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.149
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.981
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:9.464
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.381
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product
1:38.153
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.145
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.109
When I try to enable persistence 0.325
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 30.474
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 37.821
And all notifications have disappeared 10.304
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.575
And all tps features are enabled 3.183
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:15.002
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 3:45.525
And I enable persistence 41.828
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 41.424
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.772
And persistence is enabled 4.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
37.603
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 13.758
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 22.886
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
54.631
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 9.670
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 7.359
When I enable persistence 30.039
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.075
And persistence is successfully enabled 7.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:2.483
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 8.964
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.585
When I try to enable persistence 1.608
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 31.185
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.294
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 5.265
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 2.956
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.964
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:2.834
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 9.302
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.130
When I try to enable persistence 0.356
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 34.069
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.335
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.139
When I log in to a new session 37.193
And all notifications have disappeared 13.233
# 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" 0.841
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 1.147
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.920
Then the Tor Browser starts 21.524
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:59.748
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 10.866
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.247
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.700
When I try to enable persistence 0.587
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 22.363
When I log in to a new session 44.050
And all notifications have disappeared 10.146
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.568
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000