Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4381 07 May 2026, 11:02

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 6:10.311 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
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
19.646
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.694
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 12.890
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.638
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.767
When the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.264
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.426
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.107
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.165
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.184
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.550
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.160
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.852
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 13.035
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.161
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.370 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.170
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.565
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.580
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.180
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 51.971
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.060
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:1.234
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.507
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.719
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 52.394
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.391
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.050
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.776
And the computer boots Tails 33.503
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.613
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.582
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.092
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 17.882
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.718
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.539
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.178
And all notifications have disappeared 3.713
And I capture all network traffic 0.006
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.213
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.761
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.273
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.030
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.853
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.461
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.122
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.180
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.266
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.832
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.540
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.162
And all notifications have disappeared 3.483
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.297
# 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 4.061
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.220
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.503
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.814
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.414
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.278
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.116
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.278
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.304
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.077
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.485
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.431
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.082
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 7.524
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.428
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:527 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007