Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6356 07 May 2026, 07:08

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 6:6.819 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
19.749
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 6.433
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 13.244
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.435
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 6.563
When the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.836
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.994
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.979
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.541
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 6.555
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.213
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.324
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.846
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.282
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.246 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
58.008
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 6.623
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.179
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 50.629
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.261
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 6.617
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.656
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 51.349
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.446
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 a computer 0.053
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.772
And the computer boots Tails 33.568
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.186
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 6.844
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.088
When the network is plugged 0.017
And I successfully configure Tor 19.174
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.125
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.658
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.185
And all notifications have disappeared 3.613
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.071
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.264
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.632
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.221
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.835
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.634
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.497
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.119
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.071
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.258
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.201
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.936
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.743
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 6.591
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.170
And all notifications have disappeared 3.412
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.196
# 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 4.081
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.217
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.541
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.890
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.449
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.245
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.146
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.133
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.310
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.320
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 6.628
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.087
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 7.262
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.324
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000