Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6207 16 Mar 2026, 12:48

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 7:25.111 Passed
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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
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.434
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.569
When the network is plugged 0.029
And I successfully configure Tor 15.797
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.353
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.379
When the network is plugged 0.055
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.480
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.457
And I wait until Tor is ready 30.930
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.466
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.018
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.700
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.201
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.598
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.308
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.263
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.308 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:16.116
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.297
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.240
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 1:8.187
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.385
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.573
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:8.288
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 7.280
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 2.014
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 58.469
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.936
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.059
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.828
And the computer boots Tails 36.741
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
28.682
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.254
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.081
When the network is plugged 0.037
And I successfully configure Tor 20.248
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
59.679
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 7.650
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.179
And all notifications have disappeared 3.657
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.747
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.202
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.169
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.247
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.714
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.437
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.192
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.886
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.433
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.063
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.954
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.686
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.249
And all notifications have disappeared 3.670
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.109
# 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 3.887
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.134
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.596
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.806
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.370
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.275
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.119
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.337
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.323
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.197
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.608
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.109
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 9.886
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.573
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 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001