Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6524 22 Jul 2026, 13:05

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 163 0 0 0 0 163 21 0 21 20:48.658 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:29.520
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.567
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.904
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.222
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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29.422
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.186
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.911
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.235
And persistence is disabled 0.079
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:34.575
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.293
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.277
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.083
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 18.283
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.068
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.381
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:1.943
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.195
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
29.584
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 7.126
And the system is very low on memory 4.859
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.154
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.487
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.238
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.408
And I free up some memory 0.824
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 9.431
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:38.050
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.193
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.285
And all tps features are active 5.018
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.823
When I disable the first tps feature 2.528
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.875
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.439
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:5.427
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
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12.815
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.390
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.070
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.067
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.052
When I disable the first tps feature 2.552
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.053
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.045
When I enable the first tps feature 2.448
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.057
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.886
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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12.381
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 6.878
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.052
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.056
And I disable the first tps feature 2.460
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.888
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
39.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.060
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 9.463
And I take note of which tps features are available 4.079
When I write some files expected to persist 1.095
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.414
# XXX: The next step succeeds (and the --debug output confirms that it's actually looking for the files) but will fail in a subsequent scenario restoring the same snapshot. This exactly what we want, but why does it work? What is guestfs's behaviour when qcow2 internal snapshots are involved? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 11.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:38.771
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 6.957
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 9.801
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.168
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.347
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.623
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.185
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.455
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.088
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
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40.123
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.990
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.073
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 13.888
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 17.169
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:48.867
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.169
When I enable persistence 18.925
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 12.662
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.244
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.338
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.258
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.487
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 23.710
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.135
When I cold reboot the computer 6.003
And the computer reboots Tails 35.449
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.247
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.209
Given I enable persistence 10.869
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.075
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.270
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.684
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
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2:6.387
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.790
# Note that if anything fails after the passphrase was changed and
# before it's changed back below, subsequent scenarios might fail
# because the Persistent Storage doesn't have the expected passphrase.
When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage 27.250
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.331
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:3.135
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 22.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
39.825
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.669
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.876
Then persistence is disabled 0.102
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.950
And all notifications have disappeared 7.934
When I delete the persistent partition 2.929
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:16.857
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.107
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.049
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.284
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.210
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
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48.389
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.886
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.052
When I try to enable persistence 1.174
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 11.354
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 9.168
And all notifications have disappeared 7.650
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.251
And all tps features are enabled 5.011
And all tps features but the first one are active 4.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:10.609
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 31.549
And I enable persistence 24.601
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.798
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.534
And persistence is enabled 5.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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25.535
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 6.841
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 18.191
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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35.114
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.903
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 12.556
When I enable persistence 9.226
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.052
And persistence is successfully enabled 5.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
27.819
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.689
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.425
When I try to enable persistence 1.338
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.861
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.177
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.327
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.061
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.146
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
42.356
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.060
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.054
When I try to enable persistence 1.151
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 10.870
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.157
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.027
When I log in to a new session 9.587
And all notifications have disappeared 8.933
# Now both WhisperBack and Tor Browser has started at the same
# time, so we do not know which window is focused. The steps about
# Tor Browser care about that, but the ones about WhisperBack do
# not, so we first deal with WhisperBack and then kill it to
# ensure that Tor Browser is focused.
Then WhisperBack is prefilled for fsck with summary: "Failed to repair the file system of your Persistent Storage" 0.276
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.096
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.173
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.239
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
42.614
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.265
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.375
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.318
When I try to enable persistence 1.153
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 3.145
When I log in to a new session 9.601
And all notifications have disappeared 8.863
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.196
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000