Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4519 29 Jul 2026, 21:40

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 6:58.053 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
19.321
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.650
When the network is plugged 0.016
And I successfully configure Tor 12.599
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
21.937
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 6.544
When the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.822
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.029
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.457
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
23.418
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.689
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.192
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.129
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.106
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.814
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.412

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

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.060
1:45.960
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 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.620
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.193
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 1:39.140
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 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.351

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:16:08)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4519/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:08_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/4519/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:08_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4519/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:08_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4519/artifact/build-artifacts/00:16:08_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
58.889
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.703
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.209
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 50.138
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
34.701
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 a computer 0.065
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.009
And I start the computer 0.758
And the computer boots Tails 33.538
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
26.021
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 6.713
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.078
When the network is plugged 0.013
And I successfully configure Tor 18.161
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
57.522
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 6.702
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.190
And all notifications have disappeared 3.561
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.261
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.593
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.218
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.992
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.811
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.401
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.088
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.454
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
52.999
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 6.548
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.165
And all notifications have disappeared 3.826
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.386
# 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 4.079
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.219
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.581
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.703
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.357
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.235
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.142
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.007
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.410
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
17.281
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.603
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 9.176
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.005
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.394
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:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000