Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti 81 04 Jun 2025, 20:44

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Upgrading an old Tails USB installation 58 4 25 0 0 87 3 4 7 14:46.697 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Upgrading an old Tails USB installation
As a Tails user If I have an old version of Tails installed on a USB device and the USB device has a Persistent Storage I want to upgrade Tails on it and keep my Persistent Storage in the process
Tags: @product
1:34.957
Scenario Installing an old version of Tails to a pristine USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.230
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "old" 0.046
And I plug USB drive "old" 1.062
And I write an old version of the Tails USB image to disk "old" 32.673
When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged 1:0.944
FileNotFoundError: 
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/arti/arti.toml' (RemoteShell::ServerFailure)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:71:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:234:in `open'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:261:in `append'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:737:in `block in file_append'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:617:in `file_open'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:737:in `file_append'
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:260:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:464:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:295:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:25:in `When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged'
Then the boot device has safe access rights 0.000
And Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.000
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.000
And process "udev-watchdog" is running 0.000
And udev-watchdog is monitoring the correct device 0.000
And I unplug USB drive "old" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.109 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing an old version of Tails to a pristine USB drive' (at time 02:22:16)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:22:16_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:22:16_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:22:16_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:22:16_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
41.080
Scenario Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Steps
Given a computer 0.181
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 40.898
FileNotFoundError: 
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/arti/arti.toml' (RemoteShell::ServerFailure)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:71:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:234:in `open'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:261:in `append'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:737:in `block in file_append'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:617:in `file_open'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:737:in `file_append'
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:260:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:464:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:295:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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:330 4.839 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:23:03)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:03_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:03_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:03_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:03_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
41.630
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given a computer 0.267
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 41.363
FileNotFoundError: 
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/arti/arti.toml' (RemoteShell::ServerFailure)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:71:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:234:in `open'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:261:in `append'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:737:in `block in file_append'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:617:in `file_open'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:737:in `file_append'
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:260:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:464:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:295:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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?
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.038 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:23:50)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:50_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:50_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_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:50_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_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:23:50_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product
2:42.770
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.831
And I log in to a new session 20.173
And I clone USB drive "old" to a new USB drive "to_upgrade" 2.012
And I plug USB drive "to_upgrade" 2.447
When I upgrade Tails to USB drive "to_upgrade" by cloning 1:38.706
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "to_upgrade" 27.937
And I unplug USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.334
And I unplug USB drive "__internal" 0.326
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:22.110
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Steps
Given a computer 0.194
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:21.916
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendent of [application | Welcome to Tails!]: child with roleName='password text'
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/usb.rb:671:in `/^I try to enable persistence( with the changed passphrase)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:703:in `/^I enable persistence( with the changed passphrase)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:302: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:330 5.161 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled' (at time 02:28:06)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:28:06_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:28:06_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:28:06_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/81/artifact/build-artifacts/02:28:06_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.026
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
7:3.406
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.029
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 15.590
And no SquashFS delta is installed 0.485
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.544
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.069
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are not present 0.305
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are not present 0.667
When the network is plugged 0.065
And Tor is ready 23.872
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 5.961
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 11.267
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.068
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:17.088
Then Tails is running version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.012
And all tps features are active 2.432
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are present 0.361
And only the 6.2~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.074
# Our IUK sets a release date that can make Tor bootstrapping impossible
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.314
# We'll really install Tails_amd64_6.0~testoverlayfs_to_6.3~testoverlayfs.iuk
# but we need some way to force upgrading a second time in a row
# even if only the initially installed version is considered
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.396
When the network is plugged 0.074
And Tor is ready 20.174
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 7.289
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 10.492
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.746
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:10.890
Then Tails is running version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.013
And all tps features are active 2.032
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present 0.698
And only the 6.3~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.066
# Regression test for #17425 (i.e. the Upgrader would propose
# upgrading to the version that's already running)
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.454
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.288
When the network is plugged 0.133
And Tor is ready 18.119
Then the Upgrader considers the system as up-to-date 0.337
# Regression test on #8158 (i.e. the IUK's filesystem is not part of the Unsafe Browser's chroot)
And I successfully start the Unsafe Browser 16.057
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present in the Unsafe Browser's chroot 1.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
40.742
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.516
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.617
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.157
And the signing key used by the Upgrader is outdated 0.141
But a current signing key is available on our website 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.082
And Tor is ready 21.245
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 6.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000