Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5530 25 Mar 2025, 12:53

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 8:57.970 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
26.926
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.086
When the network is plugged 0.246
And I successfully configure Tor 17.526
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
29.077
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.336
When the network is plugged 0.083
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.079
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.281
And I wait until Tor is ready 4.223
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
31.277
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.114
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.281
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.143
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.657
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 14.568
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.981
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.062
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.464

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.044
2:1.349
Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.329
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.366
And I warm reboot the computer 0.024
And the computer reboots Tails 1:52.628
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: RemoteShell::ServerFailure: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/gdm-env'
./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:174:in `execute'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:185:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:80:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:80:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:70:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:108:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:108:in `greeter'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:460:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66: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:459: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:459:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:37:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.117

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:14:44)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5530/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:44_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5530/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:44_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5530/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:44_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5530/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:44_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
1:28.784
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.484
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.307
And I warm reboot the computer 0.017
And the computer reboots Tails 1:18.153
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.133
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
56.694
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.003
Given a computer 0.163
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.025
And I start the computer 1.004
And the computer boots Tails 55.408
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
34.416
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.086
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.183
When the network is plugged 0.062
And I successfully configure Tor 23.996
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
1:4.252
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.828
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.241
And all notifications have disappeared 3.914
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.139
And the network is plugged 0.089
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.299
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.216
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.180
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.632
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.910
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.208
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.171
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.868
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.494
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038
1:0.379
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.881
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.225
And all notifications have disappeared 4.159
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.073
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.982
# Anti-test: Users east of UTC can't connect to obfs4 bridges
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting 4.459
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.186
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.698
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.791
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.241
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.368
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.200
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.202
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.454
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.052
24.813
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.861
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.170
And the network is plugged 0.097
And Tor is ready 13.146
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 1.533
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000