Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4462 20 Jun 2026, 11:21

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 6:10.725 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
20.379
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.027
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.856
When the network is plugged 0.023
And I successfully configure Tor 13.440
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.904
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.027
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.907
When the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.498
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.979
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.458
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.034
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.231
And I capture all network traffic 0.027
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.499
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.581
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.174
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 0.374 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
54.918
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.028
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.016
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.303
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 47.159
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:3.094
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.021
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.323
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 2.780
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 51.693
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.948
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.029
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.029
Given a computer 0.245
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.028
And I start the computer 0.890
And the computer boots Tails 33.498
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.191
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.055
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.121
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 17.933
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.720
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.968
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.235
And all notifications have disappeared 3.533
And I capture all network traffic 0.028
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.095
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.299
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.741
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.253
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.872
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.758
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.372
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.118
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.875
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.509
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.201
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.845
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.235
And all notifications have disappeared 3.525
And I capture all network traffic 0.019
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.218
# 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 3.947
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.215
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.473
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.340
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.428
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.262
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.120
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.912
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.341
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.364
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.008
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.203
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 7.657
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.440
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 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000