Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3 1 09 May 2025, 00:49

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 138 3 16 0 0 157 18 3 21 53:24.278 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
5:49.719
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 5:49.719
Tor 
Tor failed to bootstrap (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:272:in `rescue in wait_until_tor_is_working'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:254:in `wait_until_tor_is_working'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:710:in `/^Tor has built a circuit$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:672:in `/^I wait until Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:667:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:618:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./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 5.496 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 05:23:27)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:23:27_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:23:27_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:23:27_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:23:27_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.tor
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:23:27_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:23:27_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:10.112
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.734
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 30.442
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.643
And persistence is disabled 0.533
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 26.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:25.088
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 11.712
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.542
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.157
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 27.169
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.319
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.792
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:26.081
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.227
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product
1:5.075
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 16.371
And the system is very low on memory 3.968
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.785
When I try to create a persistent partition 25.421
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.216
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.649
And I free up some memory 2.470
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 12.915
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:6.419
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 18.444
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.871
And all tps features are active 2.553
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.620
When I disable the first tps feature 7.150
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.310
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.717
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:14.164
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
22.339
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.209
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.135
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.239
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.116
When I disable the first tps feature 6.637
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.071
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.090
When I enable the first tps feature 3.667
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.079
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
21.855
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 10.089
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.689
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.134
And I disable the first tps feature 6.869
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.991
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.682
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:0.093
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 10.094
And the network is plugged 0.094
And Tor is ready 4:49.904
Tor 
Tor failed to bootstrap (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:272:in `rescue in wait_until_tor_is_working'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:254:in `wait_until_tor_is_working'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:710:in `/^Tor has built a circuit$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:672:in `/^I wait until Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:667:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:618: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 5.765 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 05:38:15)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:38:15_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:38:15_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_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:38:15_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:38:15_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.tor
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:38:15_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:38:15_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:1.937
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.753
And the network is plugged 0.150
And Tor is ready 4:50.033
Tor 
Tor failed to bootstrap (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:272:in `rescue in wait_until_tor_is_working'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:254:in `wait_until_tor_is_working'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:710:in `/^Tor has built a circuit$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:672:in `/^I wait until Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:667:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:618: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 5.641 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 05:43:23)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:43:23_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:43:23_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:43:23_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:43:23_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.tor
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:43:23_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_arti-1.4.3/1/artifact/build-artifacts/05:43:23_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:3.710
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 14.143
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.553
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 24.213
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 23.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:57.700
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 24.961
When I enable persistence 40.974
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.727
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 32.061
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 47.908
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.621
When I cold reboot the computer 10.183
And the computer reboots Tails 1:4.252
Given I enable persistence 19.512
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.538
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 41.343
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
4:14.725
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 12.290
# 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 36.648
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.584
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:29.275
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 40.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product
57.098
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 9.771
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 22.788
Then persistence is disabled 0.280
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 7.263
And all notifications have disappeared 9.556
When I delete the persistent partition 6.396
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:40.039
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 10.983
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.061
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:17.528
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
1:58.876
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 9.534
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.082
When I try to enable persistence 0.277
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 35.843
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 52.148
And all notifications have disappeared 9.582
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.431
And all tps features are enabled 2.985
And all tps features but the first one are active 3.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:46.341
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 4:5.232
And I enable persistence 41.133
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 54.068
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.662
And persistence is enabled 4.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
32.396
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.874
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 22.756
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
47.906
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 9.633
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 7.093
When I enable persistence 28.111
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.300
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:1.172
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 9.072
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.418
When I try to enable persistence 0.511
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 29.836
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.347
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 4.360
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 2.895
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.297
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:57.520
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 8.592
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.092
When I try to enable persistence 0.298
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 30.321
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.267
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.079
When I log in to a new session 41.281
And all notifications have disappeared 8.846
# 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" 1.071
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.908
When I close the "whisperback" window 2.005
Then the Tor Browser starts 21.654
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:4.147
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 8.980
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.081
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.665
When I try to enable persistence 0.524
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 19.307
When I log in to a new session 55.142
And all notifications have disappeared 10.053
Then the Tor Browser starts 19.769
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000