Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6535 27 Jul 2026, 18:14

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 7:6.890 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
19.524
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.797
When the network is plugged 0.022
And I successfully configure Tor 12.610
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.015
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
21.953
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.932
When the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.361
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.797
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.792
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
23.856
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.758
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.204
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.041
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.527
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.790
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.104
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 0.387

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.096
1:0.247
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.566
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.244
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 52.324
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.343
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
1:48.995
Scenario Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.867
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.105
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 1:41.015
can
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:45:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.293

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting' (at time 00:18:08)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6535/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:08_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6535/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:08_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6535/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:08_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6535/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:08_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
36.972
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.059
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.858
And the computer boots Tails 35.654
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
26.646
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.857
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.082
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 18.637
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
57.434
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.898
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.184
And all notifications have disappeared 3.607
And I capture all network traffic 0.013
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.360
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.749
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.255
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.917
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.219
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.406
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.122
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.188
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.392
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
54.192
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.797
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.160
And all notifications have disappeared 3.656
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.345
# 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 4.397
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.205
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.632
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.899
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.432
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.348
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.183
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.382
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.406
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.151
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.067
17.066
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.513
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.099
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 8.864
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.571
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:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000