Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4500 19 Jul 2026, 12:10

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 7:5.104 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
19.285
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.911
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 12.310
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
20.949
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.715
When the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.306
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.642
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.224
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
23.778
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.670
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.197
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.827
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 13.360
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.204
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.091
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.398

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
1:49.228
Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.546
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.197
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:42.479
can
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:37:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.407

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:16:29)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4500/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:29_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4500/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:29_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4500/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:29_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4500/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:29_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
1:2.063
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.692
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.375
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 53.287
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
35.551
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.052
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.007
And I start the computer 0.774
And the computer boots Tails 34.378
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
26.755
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.727
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.098
When the network is plugged 0.022
And I successfully configure Tor 18.862
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
57.477
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.640
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.177
And all notifications have disappeared 3.426
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.012
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.234
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.629
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.217
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.794
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.821
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.455
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.135
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.410
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.417
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
53.541
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.502
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.269
And all notifications have disappeared 3.807
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.252
# 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 4.250
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.245
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.531
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.924
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.415
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.253
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.189
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.409
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
16.472
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.607
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.088
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 8.295
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.460
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 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.434
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001