Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_codespell 13 27 Jun 2025, 11:15

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Feature: Backing up the persistent storage
Tags: @product
1:26.837
Scenario Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.118
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 17.643
# The volume cannot be in use when GuestFs clones it, which we do below
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.883
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 2.376
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 17.320
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.027
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 7.357
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 2.849
When I plug USB drive "backup" 5.643
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.265
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 1.175
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.280
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 1.176
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 20.835
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:791:in `deal_with_polkit_prompt'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:18:in `/^I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt$/'
features/backup.feature:21:in `And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt'
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 0.000
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "backup" 0.000
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 10.541 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file' (at time 02:36:05)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:05_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:05_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:05_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/02:36:05_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.214
Feature: Hardware failures
Tags: @product
5:7.293
Scenario Outline GPT backup corruption with a persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.065
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 17.551
And I corrupt the boot device's GPT backup header 0.756
And I power off the computer 0.433
When I start the computer 1.367
Then the computer boots Tails 1:40.549
When I log in to a new session 3:6.635
cannot 
cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:566:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:522:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
features/hardware_failure.feature:45:in `When I log in to a new session'
features/hardware_failure.feature:39:in `When I log in to a new session'
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
Then I am recommended to migrate to a new USB stick due to partitioning errors 0.000
And Tails detected partitioning error partitioning-corruption 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.351 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'GPT backup corruption with a persistent partition, Examples (#1)' (at time 03:01:16)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/03:01:16_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___1_.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/03:01:16_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___1_.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/03:01:16_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___1_.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/03:01:16_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___1_.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Feature: Localization
Tags: @product @doc @slow @not_release_blocker
1:7.137
Scenario Outline Tails is localized for every tier-1 language
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.830
When I log in to a new session in Spanish (es) 44.467
Then the keyboard layout is set to "es" 0.183
When the network is plugged 0.106
And Tor is ready 11.547
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/localization.feature:56:in `And Tor is ready'
features/localization.feature:26:in `And Tor is ready'
Then I successfully start the Unsafe Browser 0.000
And I kill the Unsafe Browser 0.000
When I enable the screen keyboard 0.000
Then the screen keyboard works in Tor Browser 0.000
And DuckDuckGo is the default search engine 0.000
And I kill the Tor Browser 0.000
And the screen keyboard works in Thunderbird 0.000
And the layout of the screen keyboard is set to "us" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.801 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails is localized for every tier-1 language, Examples (#10)' (at time 04:02:14)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:02:14_Tails_is_localized_for_every_tier-1_language,_Examples___10_.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:02:14_Tails_is_localized_for_every_tier-1_language,_Examples___10_.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:02:14_Tails_is_localized_for_every_tier-1_language,_Examples___10_.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:02:14_Tails_is_localized_for_every_tier-1_language,_Examples___10_.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Feature: Tails persistence
Tags: @product
1:39.974
Scenario Changing the Persistent Storage passphrase
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 27.515
# 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 1:12.459
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:475:in `/^I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage( back to the original)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:121:in `When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage'
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 0.000
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 11.148 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Changing the Persistent Storage passphrase' (at time 04:48:45)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:45_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:45_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:45_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Feature: Using persistent Tor bridges and pluggable transports
Tags: @product
6.807
Scenario Disabling persistence of Tor bridges
Steps
When I choose to connect to Tor automatically 3.459
And I accept Tor Connection's offer to use my persistent bridges 3.348
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:785:in `/^I accept Tor Connection's offer to use my persistent bridges$/'
features/persistent_tor_bridges.feature:37:in `And I accept Tor Connection's offer to use my persistent bridges'
And I disable saving bridges to Persistent Storage 0.000
And I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 0.000
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.000
And the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is not enabled and not active 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.260 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Disabling persistence of Tor bridges' (at time 05:22:53)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:22:53_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:22:53_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:22:53_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:22:53_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055
Feature: The Tor enforcement is effective
Tags: @product
1:55.205
Scenario Anti test: Detecting TCP leaks from the Unsafe Browser with the firewall leak detector
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 15.819
And I capture all network traffic 0.076
When I successfully start the Unsafe Browser 27.591
And I open the Tails homepage in the Unsafe Browser 10.699
And the Tails homepage loads in the Unsafe Browser 1:1.017
cannot 
cannot find TailsHomepage.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/browser.rb:316:in `/^the Tails homepage loads in the Unsafe Browser$/'
features/tor_enforcement.feature:20:in `And the Tails homepage loads in the Unsafe Browser'
Then the firewall leak detector has detected leaks 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.365 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Anti test: Detecting TCP leaks from the Unsafe Browser with the firewall leak detector' (at time 05:42:14)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:42:14_Anti_test:_Detecting_TCP_leaks_from_the_Unsafe_Browser_with_the_firewall_leak_detector.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:42:14_Anti_test:_Detecting_TCP_leaks_from_the_Unsafe_Browser_with_the_firewall_leak_detector.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:42:14_Anti_test:_Detecting_TCP_leaks_from_the_Unsafe_Browser_with_the_firewall_leak_detector.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/05:42:14_Anti_test:_Detecting_TCP_leaks_from_the_Unsafe_Browser_with_the_firewall_leak_detector.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.073
Feature: Browsing the web using the Tor Browser
Tags: @product
1:50.832
Scenario I can view a file stored in "~/Downloads" but not in ~/.gnupg
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 17.176
And I copy "/usr/share/synaptic/html/index.html" to "/home/amnesia/Downloads/synaptic.html" as user "amnesia" 0.115
And I copy "/usr/share/synaptic/html/index.html" to "/home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" as user "amnesia" 0.065
And I copy "/usr/share/synaptic/html/index.html" to "/tmp/synaptic.html" as user "amnesia" 0.058
Then the file "/home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" exists 0.068
And the file "/lib/live/mount/overlay/rw/home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" exists 0.061
And the file "/live/overlay/rw/home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" exists 0.053
And the file "/tmp/synaptic.html" exists 0.053
Given I start monitoring the AppArmor log of "torbrowser_firefox" 0.143
When I start the Tor Browser 38.995
And the Tor Browser loads the startup page 1.310
And I open the address "file:///home/amnesia/Downloads/synaptic.html" in the Tor Browser 22.728
Then I see "TorBrowserSynapticManual.png" after at most 5 seconds 0.776
And AppArmor has not denied "torbrowser_firefox" from opening "/home/amnesia/Downloads/synaptic.html" 0.624
When I open the address "file:///home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" in the Tor Browser 13.409
Then I do not see "TorBrowserSynapticManual.png" after at most 5 seconds 0.977
When I open the address "file:///lib/live/mount/overlay/rw/home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" in the Tor Browser 8.970
Then I do not see "TorBrowserSynapticManual.png" after at most 5 seconds 5.242
can 
can still find TorBrowserSynapticManual.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:207:in `rescue in wait_vanish'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:192:in `wait_vanish'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:757:in `/^I (do not )?see "([^"]*)" after at most (\d+) seconds$/'
features/torified_browsing.feature:67:in `Then I do not see "TorBrowserSynapticManual.png" after at most 5 seconds'
When I open the address "file:///live/overlay/rw/home/amnesia/.gnupg/synaptic.html" in the Tor Browser 0.000
Then I do not see "TorBrowserSynapticManual.png" after at most 5 seconds 0.000
When I open the address "file:///tmp/synaptic.html" in the Tor Browser 0.000
Then I do not see "TorBrowserSynapticManual.png" after at most 5 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.668 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can view a file stored in "~/Downloads" but not in ~/.gnupg' (at time 06:00:38)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:00:38_I_can_view_a_file_stored_in____Downloads__but_not_in___.gnupg.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:00:38_I_can_view_a_file_stored_in____Downloads__but_not_in___.gnupg.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:00:38_I_can_view_a_file_stored_in____Downloads__but_not_in___.gnupg.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:00:38_I_can_view_a_file_stored_in____Downloads__but_not_in___.gnupg.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Feature: Browsing the web using the Unsafe Browser
Tags: @product
1:50.484
Scenario The Unsafe Browser can load a web page from the Internet
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.014
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 14.437
When I successfully start the Unsafe Browser 23.226
When I open the Tails homepage in the Unsafe Browser 12.700
Then the Tails homepage loads in the Unsafe Browser 1:0.119
cannot 
cannot find TailsHomepage.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/browser.rb:316:in `/^the Tails homepage loads in the Unsafe Browser$/'
features/unsafe_browser.feature:38:in `Then the Tails homepage loads in the Unsafe Browser'
And the Unsafe Browser has sent packets out to the Internet 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.164 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Unsafe Browser can load a web page from the Internet' (at time 06:29:53)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:29:53_The_Unsafe_Browser_can_load_a_web_page_from_the_Internet.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:29:53_The_Unsafe_Browser_can_load_a_web_page_from_the_Internet.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:29:53_The_Unsafe_Browser_can_load_a_web_page_from_the_Internet.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:29:53_The_Unsafe_Browser_can_load_a_web_page_from_the_Internet.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Feature: Using VeraCrypt encrypted volumes
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
30.372
Scenario Use GNOME Disks to unlock a basic VeraCrypt file container with a PIM
Steps
When I plug and mount a USB drive containing a basic VeraCrypt file container with a PIM 20.103
And I unlock and mount this VeraCrypt file container with GNOME Disks 10.269
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: ActionNotSupported: Cannot do 'activate' action on [DEAD]
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:346:in `call_tree_node_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:350:in `doActionNamed'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:364:in `activate'
./features/step_definitions/veracrypt.rb:240:in `/^I unlock and mount this VeraCrypt (volume|file container) with GNOME Disks$/'
features/veracrypt.feature:84:in `And I unlock and mount this VeraCrypt file container with GNOME Disks'
And I open this VeraCrypt volume in GNOME Files 0.000
Then I see the expected contents in this VeraCrypt volume 0.000
When I lock the currently opened VeraCrypt file container 0.000
Then the VeraCrypt file container has been unmounted and locked 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.754 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Use GNOME Disks to unlock a basic VeraCrypt file container with a PIM' (at time 06:43:53)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:43:53_Use_GNOME_Disks_to_unlock_a_basic_VeraCrypt_file_container_with_a_PIM.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:43:53_Use_GNOME_Disks_to_unlock_a_basic_VeraCrypt_file_container_with_a_PIM.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:43:53_Use_GNOME_Disks_to_unlock_a_basic_VeraCrypt_file_container_with_a_PIM.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_codespell/13/artifact/build-artifacts/06:43:53_Use_GNOME_Disks_to_unlock_a_basic_VeraCrypt_file_container_with_a_PIM.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000