Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4514 26 Jul 2026, 11:26

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Feature: Upgrading an old Tails USB installation
Tags: @product
3:1.175
Scenario Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 3:1.087
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.png"] on the screen
./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:357:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:36:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.000
And I create a persistent partition 0.000
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.000
Then a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "old" 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 10.565 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 01:09:00)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:00_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:00_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:09:00_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052
Feature: Upgrading an old Tails USB installation
Tags: @product
3:1.037
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:0.993
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.png"] on the screen
./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:357:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:46:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.000
And all tps features are active 0.000
When I write some files expected to persist 0.000
# Verify that our baseline for the next scenarios is sane
And all persistent filesystems have safe access rights 0.000
And all persistence configuration files have safe access rights 0.000
And all persistent directories from the old Tails version have safe access rights 0.000
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
# XXX: how does guestfs work vs snapshots? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 10.709 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 01:12:12)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:12:12_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:12:12_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:12:12_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Feature: Upgrading an old Tails USB installation
Tags: @product
3:1.024
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Steps
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:0.961
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.png"] on the screen
./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:357:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:73:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled'
Then all tps features from the old Tails version are active 0.000
And Tails is running from USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.000
And the boot device has safe access rights 0.000
And the expected persistent files created with the old Tails version are present in the filesystem 0.000
And all persistent directories from the old Tails version have safe access rights 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 10.806 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled' (at time 01:17:39)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:39_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:39_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:39_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Feature: Localization
Tags: @product
27.325
Scenario Tails stores localization preferences when it's asked to
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.720
When I set the language to Italian (it) 5.646
And I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage 13.958
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | Welcome to Tails!]: child with name='Question' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:511:in `/^I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage$/'
features/localization.feature:71:in `And I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage'
Then the "it" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
When I set the language to French (fr) 0.000
Then the "fr" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000
Then the "fr" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
And the Welcome Screen's language is set to French 0.000
When I log in to a new session 0.000
Then the language is set to French 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.369 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails stores localization preferences when it's asked to' (at time 02:19:35)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:19:35_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:19:35_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:19:35_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:19:35_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Feature: Chatting anonymously using Pidgin
Tags: @product @fragile @check_tor_leaks
2:9.094
Scenario Chatting with some friend over XMPP
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 12.229
When I start "Pidgin Internet Messenger" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.269
Then I see Pidgin's account manager window 1.263
When I create my XMPP account 12.103
And I close Pidgin's account manager window 0.533
Then Pidgin automatically enables my XMPP account 17.119
Given my XMPP friend goes online 1:15.576
Known 
Known issue #21440: XMPP friend failed to go online (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/pidgin.rb:166:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/pidgin.rb:163:in `/^my XMPP friend goes online$/'
features/pidgin.feature:23:in `Given my XMPP friend goes online'
When I start a conversation with my friend 0.000
And I say something to my friend 0.000
Then I receive a response from my friend 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.346 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Chatting with some friend over XMPP' (at time 02:58:39)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:39_Chatting_with_some_friend_over_XMPP.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:39_Chatting_with_some_friend_over_XMPP.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:39_Chatting_with_some_friend_over_XMPP.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4514/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:39_Chatting_with_some_friend_over_XMPP.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002