Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6434 08 Jun 2026, 11:30

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 6:12.772 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
20.101
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 6.572
When the network is plugged 0.028
And I successfully configure Tor 13.462
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.753
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 6.626
When the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.064
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.880
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.128
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.001
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 6.827
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.321
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.001
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.153
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.136
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.082
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.452 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
54.978
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 6.774
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.211
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 47.445
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.059
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 6.717
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.345
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 50.335
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.774
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 0.048
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.968
And the computer boots Tails 34.468
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.669
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 6.843
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.088
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 21.657
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.423
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.725
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.249
And all notifications have disappeared 3.476
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.217
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.558
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.260
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.941
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.746
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.396
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.099
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.346
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.289
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.064
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.307
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 6.665
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.249
And all notifications have disappeared 3.466
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.247
# 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 4.160
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.394
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.533
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.974
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.386
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.229
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.306
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.253
# 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" 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.702
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 6.816
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.093
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 8.416
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.355
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 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000