Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti 86 09 Jun 2025, 16:33

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 13:46.869 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
1:30.008
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 0.206
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "old" 0.049
And I plug USB drive "old" 1.053
And I write an old version of the Tails USB image to disk "old" 30.410
When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged 58.287
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 4.818 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing an old version of Tails to a pristine USB drive' (at time 02:20:00)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:00_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:00_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:00_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:00_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
39.267
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 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.200
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 39.066
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 4.715 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:20:44)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:44_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:44_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:44_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:44_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
37.115
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 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.247
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 36.867
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 4.712 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:21:26)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
2:32.202
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 9.636
And I log in to a new session 17.579
And I clone USB drive "old" to a new USB drive "to_upgrade" 1.403
And I plug USB drive "to_upgrade" 2.402
When I upgrade Tails to USB drive "to_upgrade" by cloning 1:36.234
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "to_upgrade" 24.534
And I unplug USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.204
And I unplug USB drive "__internal" 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:18.233
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 0.004
Steps
Given a computer 0.179
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:18.053
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 4.978 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled' (at time 02:25:25)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:25:25_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:25:25_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:25:25_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/86/artifact/build-artifacts/02:25:25_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
6:31.354
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 12.124
And no SquashFS delta is installed 0.082
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.523
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.106
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are not present 0.359
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are not present 0.444
When the network is plugged 0.085
And Tor is ready 27.261
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 8.016
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 11.414
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.350
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:56.617
Then Tails is running version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.033
And all tps features are active 2.019
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are present 0.333
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 0.286
# 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 0.309
When the network is plugged 0.076
And Tor is ready 19.809
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 7.752
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 9.358
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.227
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:1.911
Then Tails is running version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.012
And all tps features are active 2.136
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present 0.484
And only the 6.3~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.067
# 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 0.311
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.269
When the network is plugged 0.080
And Tor is ready 18.861
Then the Upgrader considers the system as up-to-date 0.295
# 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 15.439
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present in the Unsafe Browser's chroot 1.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
38.687
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 with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.889
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.317
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.062
And the signing key used by the Upgrader is outdated 0.140
But a current signing key is available on our website 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.087
And Tor is ready 20.692
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 6.496
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000