Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4584 02 Sep 2026, 07:30

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 5:33.689 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
18.555
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 6.249
When the network is plugged 0.045
And I successfully configure Tor 12.240
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.092
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.305
When the network is plugged 0.046
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.912
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.806
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.989
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.331
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.340
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.175
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.925
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 10.559
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.929
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.330 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
48.904
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 6.262
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.272
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 42.255
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
50.181
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.169
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 2.012
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 41.822
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.172
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.609
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 0.070
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.010
And I start the computer 0.644
And the computer boots Tails 28.838
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.674
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.245
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.085
When the network is plugged 0.036
And I successfully configure Tor 17.275
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.271
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.230
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.139
And all notifications have disappeared 3.822
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.710
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.505
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.134
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.587
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.321
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.333
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.085
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.905
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.383
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.003
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 6.226
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.115
And all notifications have disappeared 3.927
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.029
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.660
# 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 4.132
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.134
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.549
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.916
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.270
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.246
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.096
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.878
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.380
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.074
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.066
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 6.358
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.083
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 7.325
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.259
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 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000