Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6004 12 Dec 2025, 12:40

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 7:41.984 Failed
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Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
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21.704
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.197
When the network is plugged 0.062
And I successfully configure Tor 13.380
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.473
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.365
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.015
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.270
When the network is plugged 0.058
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.711
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.303
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.938
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.759
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.849
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.171
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.070
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.178
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.464
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.337
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.076
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.606 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:42.584
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 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.261
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.216
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 1:34.096
cannot 
cannot find TailsGreeter.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:439: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:527 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.206 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:12:23)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6004/artifact/build-artifacts/00:12:23_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/6004/artifact/build-artifacts/00:12:23_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6004/artifact/build-artifacts/00:12:23_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6004/artifact/build-artifacts/00:12:23_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
56.719
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.635
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.092
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 45.445
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
40.579
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.200
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.024
And I start the computer 1.126
And the computer boots Tails 38.836
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.321
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.091
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.108
When the network is plugged 0.058
And I successfully configure Tor 18.018
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:29.596
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.669
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.318
And all notifications have disappeared 5.016
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.098
And the network is plugged 0.064
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.762
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.011
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.157
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.659
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.205
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.350
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.217
Then I wait until Tor is ready 35.111
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.832
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.122
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.179
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.172
And all notifications have disappeared 4.393
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.078
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.894
# 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 4.517
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.192
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.735
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.672
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.337
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.409
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.164
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.105
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.541
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.230
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.351
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.113
And the network is plugged 0.056
And Tor is ready 8.537
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.003
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 1.141
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.006
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.019
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007