Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_closed-issues-design-doc 1 28 May 2026, 17:57

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 6:20.354 Passed
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Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.549
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.776
When the network is plugged 0.035
And I successfully configure Tor 12.686
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.403
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.990
When the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.357
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.682
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.299
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.946
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.819
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.217
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.031
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.565
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.919
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.023
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.316 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.165
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.640
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.781
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.287
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 52.809
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:2.914
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.743
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.139
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 54.111
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.081
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.125
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.058
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.842
And the computer boots Tails 35.888
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.957
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.908
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.080
When the network is plugged 0.012
And I successfully configure Tor 18.898
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.199
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.894
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.702
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.207
And all notifications have disappeared 3.555
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.081
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.265
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.806
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.237
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.940
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.997
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.388
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.126
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.247
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.263
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.065
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.760
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.859
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.185
And all notifications have disappeared 3.438
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.230
# Anti-test: Users east of UTC can't connect to obfs4 bridges
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting 4.298
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.357
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.607
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.754
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.466
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.301
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.130
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.317
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.366
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.083
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.162
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.027
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.070
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 7.654
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.388
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000