Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6210 17 Mar 2026, 07:14

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 7:5.661 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
20.232
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 6.552
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 13.614
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.021
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 6.450
When the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.932
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.519
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.059
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.203
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 6.520
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.183
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.391
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.532
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.297
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.203 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.960
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:13.348
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.409
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.195
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:5.606
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:10.102
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 6.695
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.407
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 1:1.300
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
33.438
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 0.048
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.686
And the computer boots Tails 32.416
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.211
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.426
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.082
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 18.645
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.011
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:26.620
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.578
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.142
And all notifications have disappeared 3.920
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.074
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.984
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.690
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.671
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.176
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.407
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.101
Then I wait until Tor is ready 34.352
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.335
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.201
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.048
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.681
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.171
And all notifications have disappeared 4.020
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.914
# 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 4.018
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.105
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.535
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.202
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.396
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.226
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.105
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.029
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.257
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.434
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 6.454
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.075
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 9.548
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.333
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.001
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000