Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 2 08 Sep 2026, 13:22

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Upgrading an old Tails USB installation 65 3 19 0 0 87 4 3 7 17:13.502 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
1:2.571
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Given a computer 0.104
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "old" 0.032
And I plug USB drive "old" 1.037
And I write an old version of the Tails USB image to disk "old" 14.046
When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged 44.234
Then the boot device has safe access rights 2.414
And Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.224
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.056
And process "udev-watchdog" is running 0.046
And udev-watchdog is monitoring the correct device 0.209
And I unplug USB drive "old" 0.163
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product
3:0.964
Scenario Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 3:0.856
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.png"] on the screen
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:357:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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:339 10.742 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 01:15:30)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:15:30_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:15:30_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:15:30_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
Tags: @product
3:1.192
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:1.083
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.png"] on the screen
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:357:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 10.674 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 01:18:42)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:42_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:42_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:42_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052
Tags: @product
2:16.191
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 stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.727
And I log in to a new session 12.879
And I clone USB drive "old" to a new USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.703
And I plug USB drive "to_upgrade" 2.224
When I upgrade Tails to USB drive "to_upgrade" by cloning 1:31.447
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "to_upgrade" 19.986
And I unplug USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.106
And I unplug USB drive "__internal" 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
3:0.817
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:0.738
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.png"] on the screen
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:357:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:354:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:406:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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:339 10.430 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled' (at time 01:24:11)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:11_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:11_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:11_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.108
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
4:2.805
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 enabled and logged in 8.731
And no SquashFS delta is installed 0.057
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.230
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.039
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are not present 0.217
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are not present 0.419
When the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 14.151
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 1.972
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 6.880
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.115
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:10.088
Then Tails is running version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.006
And all tps features are active 8.519
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are present 0.179
And only the 6.2~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.038
# Our IUK sets a release date that can make Tor bootstrapping impossible
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.092
# 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 0.215
When the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 10.986
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 1.530
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 4.587
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.028
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:7.870
Then Tails is running version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.008
And all tps features are active 8.316
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present 0.366
And only the 6.3~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.083
# 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 0.188
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.257
When the network is plugged 0.051
And Tor is ready 10.359
Then the Upgrader considers the system as up-to-date 10.556
# 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 4.148
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present in the Unsafe Browser's chroot 0.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
48.959
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 enabled and logged in 35.599
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.316
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.053
And the signing key used by the Upgrader is outdated 0.064
But a current signing key is available on our website 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.050
And Tor is ready 10.473
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 2.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000