Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4599 07 Sep 2026, 11:09

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 163 0 0 0 0 163 21 0 21 23:15.902 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:34.977
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.797
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.182
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.303
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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28.917
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.814
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.819
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.186
And persistence is disabled 0.091
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:45.198
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 22.206
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.268
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.116
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.059
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.039
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:1.199
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.150
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product
28.694
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.075
And the system is very low on memory 3.991
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.289
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.478
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.094
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.491
And I free up some memory 0.491
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 8.742
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:49.643
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.405
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.342
And all tps features are active 8.786
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.827
When I disable the first tps feature 2.474
Then all tps features but the first one are active 8.710
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.471
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:5.263
Then all tps features but the first one are active 8.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
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13.417
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.042
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.072
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.052
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.041
When I disable the first tps feature 2.471
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.051
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.032
When I enable the first tps feature 2.441
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.159
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
13.492
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.844
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.064
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.052
And I disable the first tps feature 2.560
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.932
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
41.329
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.835
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 9.525
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.454
When I write some files expected to persist 0.900
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.262
# XXX: The next step succeeds (and the --debug output confirms that it's actually looking for the files) but will fail in a subsequent scenario restoring the same snapshot. This exactly what we want, but why does it work? What is guestfs's behaviour when qcow2 internal snapshots are involved? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 11.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.408
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:39.720
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.863
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 8.248
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.123
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.267
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:5.456
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 12.188
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.331
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.070
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product
38.449
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.338
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.083
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 11.859
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 17.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:54.437
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.614
When I enable persistence 24.147
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.855
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.131
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.380
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.293
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.603
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 23.148
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.160
When I cold reboot the computer 5.946
And the computer reboots Tails 33.338
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.313
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.198
Given I enable persistence 13.403
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.084
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.294
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.377
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.145
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
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2:3.214
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.346
# Note that if anything fails after the passphrase was changed and
# before it's changed back below, subsequent scenarios might fail
# because the Persistent Storage doesn't have the expected passphrase.
When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage 27.715
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.275
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:4.579
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 17.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product
38.170
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.168
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.784
Then persistence is disabled 0.078
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.722
And all notifications have disappeared 8.518
When I delete the persistent partition 2.631
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:21.553
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.073
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.059
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.496
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:7.661
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product
54.842
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.160
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.042
When I try to enable persistence 1.156
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 12.697
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.034
And all notifications have disappeared 8.243
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.275
And all tps features are enabled 7.779
And all tps features but the first one are active 7.452
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:49.235
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 2:6.930
And I enable persistence 25.777
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.233
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.539
And persistence is enabled 7.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
31.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.651
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 23.239
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
39.262
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.015
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.623
When I enable persistence 13.168
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.043
And persistence is successfully enabled 8.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
28.481
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.745
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.085
When I try to enable persistence 1.260
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.779
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.250
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.250
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.060
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.168
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
41.448
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.955
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.086
When I try to enable persistence 1.248
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 11.496
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.150
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.026
When I log in to a new session 7.874
And all notifications have disappeared 7.724
# Now both WhisperBack and Tor Browser has started at the same
# time, so we do not know which window is focused. The steps about
# Tor Browser care about that, but the ones about WhisperBack do
# not, so we first deal with WhisperBack and then kill it to
# ensure that Tor Browser is focused.
Then WhisperBack is prefilled for fsck with summary: "Failed to repair the file system of your Persistent Storage" 0.426
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.070
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.177
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.197
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.011
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
40.089
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.099
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.004
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.297
When I try to enable persistence 1.249
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 2.715
When I log in to a new session 7.455
And all notifications have disappeared 7.310
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.322
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000