Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 9 30 May 2025, 09:16

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 37:14.910 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
1:53.061
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 1:53.061
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 8.692 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:34:19)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:34:19_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:34:19_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:34:19_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:34:19_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:34:19_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
40.164
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 10.208
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 20.675
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.409
And persistence is disabled 0.619
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 8.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:27.952
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 11.737
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.344
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.129
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 44.838
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.389
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.575
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:14.198
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.668
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product
1:2.934
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 12.284
And the system is very low on memory 4.328
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.615
When I try to create a persistent partition 24.432
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.362
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.602
And I free up some memory 3.298
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 13.737
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:1.743
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 15.070
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.887
And all tps features are active 2.508
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.751
When I disable the first tps feature 5.806
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.328
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.632
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:10.391
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.366
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.919
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
20.492
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 10.371
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.389
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.128
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.117
When I disable the first tps feature 5.956
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.097
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.054
When I enable the first tps feature 3.219
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.081
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
21.453
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 10.758
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.122
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.333
And I disable the first tps feature 6.347
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.840
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:13.158
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 10.050
And the network is plugged 0.084
And Tor is ready 1:3.024
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 9.834 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 02:44:46)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:46_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:46_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:46_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:46_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:44:46_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.149
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 9.287
And the network is plugged 0.096
And Tor is ready 1:2.765
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 9.055 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 02:46:08)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:46:08_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:46:08_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:46:08_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:46:08_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:46:08_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
56.444
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 12.963
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.550
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 16.729
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 25.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:15.144
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 12.266
When I enable persistence 43.606
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.676
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 28.740
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 35.359
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.494
<"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 7.138 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 02:49:31)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:31_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:31_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:31_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:31_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:3.002
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 persistent partition enabled and logged in 12.811
# 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 42.026
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.464
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:23.436
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 32.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
53.546
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 10.490
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 19.430
Then persistence is disabled 0.845
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.438
And all notifications have disappeared 9.896
When I delete the persistent partition 6.649
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:38.938
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 10.325
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.281
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.707
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:17.103
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:39.559
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 9.643
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.112
When I try to enable persistence 0.345
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 35.556
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 36.001
And all notifications have disappeared 7.969
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.243
And all tps features are enabled 3.433
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:58.799
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 3:31.199
And I enable persistence 39.185
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 41.586
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.957
And persistence is enabled 4.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
30.366
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 10.281
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 19.106
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
48.926
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.540
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.270
When I enable persistence 29.731
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.092
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
59.355
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.821
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.339
When I try to enable persistence 0.379
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 30.353
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 2.606
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.997
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.010
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.258
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:4.549
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 8.947
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.125
When I try to enable persistence 0.314
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 40.427
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 2.174
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.100
When I log in to a new session 34.357
And all notifications have disappeared 11.120
# 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" 0.476
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 1.245
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.733
Then the Tor Browser starts 22.120
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.405
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:13.166
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 9.922
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 13.958
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.700
When I try to enable persistence 0.475
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 23.447
When I log in to a new session 51.917
And all notifications have disappeared 9.939
Then the Tor Browser starts 20.825
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000