Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6360 08 May 2026, 13:28

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 7:3.638 Failed
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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
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20.200
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.781
When the network is plugged 0.015
And I successfully configure Tor 13.362
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.439
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.656
When the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.855
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.641
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.196
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.506
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.590
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.197
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.910
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.574
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.951
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.206 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:1.416
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 6.791
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.248
And I warm reboot the computer 0.013
And the computer reboots Tails 53.765
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:48.276
Scenario Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.670
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.466
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 1:40.132
can 
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:444:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:45:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.349 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting' (at time 00:11:31)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6360/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:31_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6360/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:31_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6360/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:31_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6360/artifact/build-artifacts/00:11:31_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
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36.842
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 0.071
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.831
And the computer boots Tails 35.595
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.171
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 6.979
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.095
When the network is plugged 0.021
And I successfully configure Tor 18.005
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.007
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 6.675
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.212
And all notifications have disappeared 3.615
And I capture all network traffic 0.011
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.075
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.239
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.775
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.273
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.172
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.741
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.417
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.112
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.312
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.305
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.170
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.080
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.832
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.017
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.926
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.240
And all notifications have disappeared 3.652
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.380
# 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 4.256
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.227
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.660
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.837
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.430
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.293
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.195
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.126
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.207
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.072
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.180
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.836
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.064
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.944
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 6.894
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.086
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 8.482
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.455
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 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000