Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6353 05 May 2026, 13:25

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 6:21.489 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
18.919
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 6.584
When the network is plugged 0.043
And I successfully configure Tor 12.249
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.176
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.164
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 6.677
When the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.532
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.565
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.312
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.301
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 6.645
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.284
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.421
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.084
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.505
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 0.297 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.172
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:3.122
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 6.998
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.205
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 54.649
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:2.412
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 7.011
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.406
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 53.337
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
38.244
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 a computer 0.056
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.841
And the computer boots Tails 36.877
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.455
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.985
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 7.071
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.119
When the network is plugged 0.016
And I successfully configure Tor 18.728
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.504
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 7.123
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.231
And all notifications have disappeared 3.667
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.237
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.985
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.232
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.000
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.857
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.461
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.140
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.190
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.212
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.198
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 6.605
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.320
And all notifications have disappeared 3.758
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.330
# 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 4.315
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.223
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.520
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.753
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.541
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.244
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.129
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.667
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.413
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.635
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.797
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.110
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 9.284
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.416
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 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.983
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000