Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_closed-issues-design-doc 3 28 May 2026, 18:09

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 6:31.894 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
20.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.926
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 13.031
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.808
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 I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.031
When the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.398
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.785
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.534
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.719
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.894
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.171
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.342
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.806
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.105
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.058
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.317 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:3.767
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 6.686
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.512
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 55.863
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:5.680
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 7.185
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.506
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 56.136
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
39.284
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.050
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.837
And the computer boots Tails 38.029
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.440
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.953
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.100
When the network is plugged 0.015
And I successfully configure Tor 19.331
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.420
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.810
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.259
And all notifications have disappeared 3.843
And I capture all network traffic 0.012
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.077
And the network is plugged 0.049
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.266
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.996
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.222
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.078
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.692
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.498
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.140
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.082
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.341
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.466
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.592
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.211
And all notifications have disappeared 3.652
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.328
# 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 4.382
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.228
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.574
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.989
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.520
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.317
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.149
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.712
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.489
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.286
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 7.153
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.113
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 9.471
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.526
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.001