Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6408 27 May 2026, 19:02

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 6:6.587 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
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19.032
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 6.718
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 12.241
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.719
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 6.567
When the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.473
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.281
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.315
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.400
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 6.622
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.170
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.875
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 13.165
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.185
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.072
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.286 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.144
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
55.438
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 6.483
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.193
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 48.093
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.209
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 6.484
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.757
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 50.965
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.995
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.045
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 a computer 0.053
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.754
And the computer boots Tails 33.888
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.125
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 6.585
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.078
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 18.406
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.219
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.654
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.168
And all notifications have disappeared 3.404
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.077
And the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.264
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.559
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.249
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.968
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.847
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.470
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.132
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.080
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.241
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.583
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 6.647
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.156
And all notifications have disappeared 3.599
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.402
# 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 4.185
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.306
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.587
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.164
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.354
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.243
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.116
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.041
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.235
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.812
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 6.578
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.083
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 7.703
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.426
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 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000