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test_Tails_ISO_devel 4453 16 Jun 2026, 19:53

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 163 0 0 0 0 163 21 0 21 22:28.320 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:35.130
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.056
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.402
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.513
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.252
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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29.903
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.235
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 15.501
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.245
And persistence is disabled 0.089
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:43.378
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.964
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.324
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.148
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 19.007
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.072
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:7.538
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.165
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product
29.893
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 7.705
And the system is very low on memory 4.137
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.211
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.913
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.097
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.498
And I free up some memory 0.862
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 9.411
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:53.282
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.879
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.360
And all tps features are active 5.994
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.194
When I disable the first tps feature 2.626
Then all tps features but the first one are active 5.429
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.512
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:10.891
Then all tps features but the first one are active 5.390
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product
14.046
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.656
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.071
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.066
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.069
When I disable the first tps feature 2.535
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.048
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.043
When I enable the first tps feature 2.444
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.062
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
13.446
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.683
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.069
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.074
And I disable the first tps feature 2.655
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.920
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
49.255
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.426
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 13.466
And I take note of which tps features are available 4.182
When I write some files expected to persist 1.215
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.428
# 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? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 12.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:50.193
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.034
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.810
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 9.944
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.109
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.163
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:12.546
And I capture all network traffic 0.018
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 11.977
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.432
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.081
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.079
Tags: @product
41.517
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.816
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.136
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 14.692
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 16.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:59.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.202
When I enable persistence 18.253
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 12.966
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.443
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.297
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.244
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.607
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 25.749
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.164
When I cold reboot the computer 9.463
And the computer reboots Tails 37.710
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.235
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.184
Given I enable persistence 11.547
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.084
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.207
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 9.508
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
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2:15.992
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.691
# 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 28.747
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.251
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:8.068
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 20.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product
39.441
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.458
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.983
Then persistence is disabled 0.100
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.764
And all notifications have disappeared 8.164
When I delete the persistent partition 2.633
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:25.873
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.671
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.060
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.337
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:10.597
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product
51.987
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.985
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.043
When I try to enable persistence 1.189
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 10.598
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 10.527
And all notifications have disappeared 7.789
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.324
And all tps features are enabled 5.882
And all tps features but the first one are active 5.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:14.729
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
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 31.467
And I enable persistence 25.669
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 10.558
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.741
And persistence is enabled 6.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
28.532
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
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 7.426
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 20.564
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
34.583
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.699
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 8.149
When I enable persistence 11.516
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.048
And persistence is successfully enabled 6.169
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
27.871
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.685
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 8.822
When I try to enable persistence 1.258
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 3.369
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.170
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.337
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.060
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.145
Then persistence is successfully enabled 4.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
44.558
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.022
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.549
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.051
When I try to enable persistence 1.182
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 8.540
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.154
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.030
When I log in to a new session 11.806
And all notifications have disappeared 8.811
# 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" 0.220
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.596
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.193
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.664
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
45.688
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.339
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 8.754
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.363
When I try to enable persistence 1.226
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 3.458
When I log in to a new session 11.265
And all notifications have disappeared 8.889
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.588
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.802
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000