Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6348 04 May 2026, 11:21

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 6:7.480 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
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
19.812
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 6.603
When the network is plugged 0.016
And I successfully configure Tor 13.159
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.635
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 6.745
When the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.285
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.440
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.102
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.089
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 6.773
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.169
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.025
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.609
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.184
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.255 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.153
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.683
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 6.489
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.250
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 51.619
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
57.985
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 6.491
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.489
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 48.644
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.293
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.052
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.007
And I start the computer 0.727
And the computer boots Tails 33.140
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.956
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.570
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.079
When the network is plugged 0.013
And I successfully configure Tor 18.247
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.425
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 6.510
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.264
And all notifications have disappeared 3.785
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.306
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.602
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.234
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.998
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.664
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.416
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.129
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.144
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.242
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.148
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 6.557
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.196
And all notifications have disappeared 3.429
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.037
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.218
# 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 4.152
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.219
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.536
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.367
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.412
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.355
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.110
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.019
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.226
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.450
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 6.557
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.079
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 8.390
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.403
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 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000