Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 3772 09 Apr 2025, 14:16

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 154 1 2 0 0 157 20 1 21 1:20:1.467 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
36:53.085
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:53.071
And I update APT using apt 35:0.013
execution 
execution expired (RemoteShell::Timeout)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `read'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `block (3 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:55:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:174:in `execute'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:185:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `force_new_tor_circuit'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:192:in `block in retry_tor'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:222:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:59:in `/^I update APT using apt$/'
features/persistence.feature:8:in `And I update APT using apt'
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 10.783 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 04:14:41)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3772/artifact/build-artifacts/04:14:41_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3772/artifact/build-artifacts/04:14:41_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3772/artifact/build-artifacts/04:14:41_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
54.744
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 13.233
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 27.936
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.751
And persistence is disabled 0.464
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 12.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:27.607
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 12.691
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.454
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.224
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 25.868
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.912
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.927
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:28.974
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.457
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product
1:10.476
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 12.107
And the system is very low on memory 4.788
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.781
When I try to create a persistent partition 31.969
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.171
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.875
And I free up some memory 3.419
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 14.095
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:8.861
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.019
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 14.895
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.520
And all tps features are active 4.444
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.133
When I disable the first tps feature 6.696
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.029
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.648
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:17.058
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
21.516
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.850
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.081
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.223
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.070
When I disable the first tps feature 6.956
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.070
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.041
When I enable the first tps feature 3.091
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.071
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
19.340
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.022
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.492
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.391
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.092
And I disable the first tps feature 5.499
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.797
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:9.059
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 enabled and logged in 9.783
And the network is plugged 0.116
And Tor is ready 22.603
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.643
When I write some files expected to persist 1.706
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.651
# 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" 25.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:17.108
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 enabled and logged in 9.747
And the network is plugged 0.105
And Tor is ready 18.761
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.206
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.381
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:18.560
And I capture all network traffic 0.007
And the network is plugged 0.075
And Tor is ready 20.692
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.380
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.068
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.070
Tags: @product
1:1.167
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.332
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.158
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 22.569
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 23.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:4.703
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 13.805
When I enable persistence 44.354
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 15.049
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 29.007
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 53.642
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.672
When I cold reboot the computer 8.018
And the computer reboots Tails 1:7.373
Given I enable persistence 29.516
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.776
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 42.018
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
3:50.360
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 9.826
# 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 33.972
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.675
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:12.284
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 37.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product
1:7.085
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 12.917
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 26.677
Then persistence is disabled 0.531
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 10.608
And all notifications have disappeared 9.422
When I delete the persistent partition 6.163
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.153
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:46.375
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 11.679
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.302
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.947
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:22.966
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product
1:52.663
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 9.629
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.090
When I try to enable persistence 0.278
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 38.735
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 45.813
And all notifications have disappeared 9.306
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 3.945
And all tps features are enabled 2.758
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
7:2.412
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 5:27.961
And I enable persistence 36.333
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 52.032
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.928
And persistence is enabled 3.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.156
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
31.768
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.014
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 9.711
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 21.203
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
56.167
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 9.436
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.114
When I enable persistence 37.294
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.197
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.124
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.464
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
56.262
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 9.538
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.733
When I try to enable persistence 0.417
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 27.603
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 2.719
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.705
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.615
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.261
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:0.583
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.120
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.104
When I try to enable persistence 0.369
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 32.390
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.230
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.138
When I log in to a new session 42.520
And all notifications have disappeared 9.130
# 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" 1.141
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.798
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.746
Then the Tor Browser starts 20.961
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:10.117
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 9.243
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.066
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.652
When I try to enable persistence 0.450
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 28.791
When I log in to a new session 53.960
And all notifications have disappeared 9.156
Then the Tor Browser starts 18.868
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000