Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti 89 12 Jun 2025, 17:19

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 16:8.223 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
2:10.920
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 0.008
Steps
Given a computer 0.386
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "old" 0.102
And I plug USB drive "old" 1.075
And I write an old version of the Tails USB image to disk "old" 53.714
When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged 1:15.641
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 5.014 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing an old version of Tails to a pristine USB drive' (at time 02:49:46)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:46_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:46_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:46_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:46_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product
46.885
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 0.006
Steps
Given a computer 0.288
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 46.596
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 4.998 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:50:38)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:38_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:38_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:38_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:50:38_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.020
Tags: @product
45.395
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 0.015
Steps
Given a computer 0.200
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 45.195
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 4.895 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:51:28)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:28_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:28_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:28_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:28_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product
2:42.903
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.288
And I log in to a new session 20.379
And I clone USB drive "old" to a new USB drive "to_upgrade" 1.534
And I plug USB drive "to_upgrade" 2.437
When I upgrade Tails to USB drive "to_upgrade" by cloning 1:35.515
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "to_upgrade" 29.185
And I unplug USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.334
And I unplug USB drive "__internal" 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:26.862
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 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.440
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:26.422
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 5.173 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled' (at time 02:55:47)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:55:47_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:55:47_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:55:47_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/89/artifact/build-artifacts/02:55:47_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
7:36.246
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 16.273
And no SquashFS delta is installed 0.463
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.355
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.135
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are not present 0.591
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are not present 0.575
When the network is plugged 0.073
And Tor is ready 22.723
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 11.537
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 18.169
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.542
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:14.655
Then Tails is running version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.025
And all tps features are active 2.468
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are present 0.358
And only the 6.2~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.079
# Our IUK sets a release date that can make Tor bootstrapping impossible
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.320
# 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 0.340
When the network is plugged 0.066
And Tor is ready 20.681
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 9.393
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 10.959
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.393
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:9.457
Then Tails is running version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.012
And all tps features are active 6.919
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present 0.598
And only the 6.3~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.082
# 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 0.563
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.554
When the network is plugged 0.074
And Tor is ready 20.145
Then the Upgrader considers the system as up-to-date 11.040
# 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 16.701
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present in the Unsafe Browser's chroot 1.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
39.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.015
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.416
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 1.067
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.133
And the signing key used by the Upgrader is outdated 0.132
But a current signing key is available on our website 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.128
And Tor is ready 18.594
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 7.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.513
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000