Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6371 12 May 2026, 13:27

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 6:24.184 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
20.471
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.911
When the network is plugged 0.050
And I successfully configure Tor 13.452
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.486
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.844
When the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.389
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.782
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.412
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.051
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.982
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.198
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.506
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.514
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.438
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.064
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.321 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:3.274
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.056
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.344
And I warm reboot the computer 0.026
And the computer reboots Tails 55.221
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.809
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.435
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.385
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 50.035
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.867
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.112
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.014
And I start the computer 0.773
And the computer boots Tails 36.487
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.397
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.453
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.097
When the network is plugged 0.025
And I successfully configure Tor 17.767
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.187
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.371
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.683
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.206
And all notifications have disappeared 3.472
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.299
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.897
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.286
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.068
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.815
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.486
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.567
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 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.515
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.077
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.215
And all notifications have disappeared 3.332
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.233
# 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 4.440
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.340
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.552
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.937
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.351
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.248
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.141
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.998
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.298
# 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" 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.938
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.080
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.138
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 9.244
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.453
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:531 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002