Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4595 04 Sep 2026, 07:39

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 5:42.144 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
18.203
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 6.271
When the network is plugged 0.028
And I successfully configure Tor 11.854
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.263
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.297
When the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.786
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.037
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.056
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.674
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 6.381
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.150
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.049
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.808
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.802
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.031
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.395 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.073
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
49.668
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 6.253
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.188
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 42.305
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.095
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
51.899
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.602
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.296
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 43.531
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.253
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.084
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.701
And the computer boots Tails 29.416
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.542
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 6.360
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.073
When the network is plugged 0.023
And I successfully configure Tor 17.052
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.802
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 6.169
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.139
And all notifications have disappeared 4.132
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.666
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.864
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.226
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.800
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.928
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.314
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.082
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.040
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.308
# 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 0.186
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.139
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 6.061
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.135
And all notifications have disappeared 3.888
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.037
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.782
# 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 4.114
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.144
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.363
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.479
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.304
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.269
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.089
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.894
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.354
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.176
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.697
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 6.351
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.092
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 7.890
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.324
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 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000