Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6208 16 Mar 2026, 15:33

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 8:9.737 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
51.911
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.227
When the network is plugged 0.019
And I successfully configure Tor 44.619
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.954
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.825
When the network is plugged 0.029
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.011
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.526
And I wait until Tor is ready 3.490
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.147
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.512
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.240
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.029
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.856
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 13.014
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.157
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.273 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.201
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.079
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:6.826
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 7.177
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.216
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 58.268
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:10.029
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 7.813
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.219
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 59.668
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.578
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.051
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.770
And the computer boots Tails 34.385
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.454
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.409
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.092
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 18.870
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:28.045
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.561
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.235
And all notifications have disappeared 4.289
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.975
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.742
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.164
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.823
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.300
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.435
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.145
Then I wait until Tor is ready 34.711
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.531
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:23.365
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 7.491
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.171
And all notifications have disappeared 3.945
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.010
# 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 4.354
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.139
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.595
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.691
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.456
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.247
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.126
Then I wait until Tor is ready 34.385
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.377
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.423
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.231
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.086
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 8.688
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.396
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 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001