Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6406 27 May 2026, 11:43

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 6:11.452 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
19.078
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 6.636
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 12.383
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.966
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 6.652
When the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.586
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.509
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.142
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.385
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 6.582
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.232
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.050
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.421
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.350
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.330
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.376 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.165
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:1.870
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.899
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.272
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 53.262
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
57.091
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.746
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.353
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 48.187
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
36.417
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given a computer 0.147
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.018
And I start the computer 0.904
And the computer boots Tails 35.005
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.855
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.703
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.104
When the network is plugged 0.019
And I successfully configure Tor 18.965
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.707
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 6.688
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.163
And all notifications have disappeared 3.529
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.274
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.753
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.320
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.914
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.907
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.388
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.136
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.284
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.228
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.983
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.215
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.781
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.179
And all notifications have disappeared 3.518
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.239
# 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 3.971
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.271
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.553
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.871
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.436
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.523
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.131
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.261
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.064
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.864
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.773
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.106
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 8.532
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.433
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 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000