Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6542 28 Jul 2026, 19:14

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Emergency shutdown 0 5 31 0 0 36 0 5 5 0.026 Failed
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
Feature Emergency shutdown
As a Tails user when I unplug my Tails device to trigger emergency shutdown I want the system memory to be free from sensitive data.
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
0.004
Scenario Tails shuts down on DVD boot medium removal
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 0.004
Call 
Call to virDomainDefineXML failed: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU (Libvirt::DefinitionError)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `define_domain_xml'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `update'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:117:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `/^a computer$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:177:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:12:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected'
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
Then Tails eventually shuts down 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.282
Error message 
no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails shuts down on DVD boot medium removal' (at time 00:04:24)
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6542/artifact/build-artifacts/00:04:24_Tails_shuts_down_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
0.009
Scenario Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: overlayfs read-write branch
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 0.009
Call 
Call to virDomainDefineXML failed: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU (Libvirt::DefinitionError)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `define_domain_xml'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `update'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:117:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `/^a computer$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:177:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:17:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 0.000
And patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 0.000
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.250
Error message 
no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: overlayfs read-write branch' (at time 00:04:28)
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6542/artifact/build-artifacts/00:04:28_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_overlayfs_read-write_branch.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
0.003
Scenario Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: vfat
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 0.003
Call 
Call to virDomainDefineXML failed: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU (Libvirt::DefinitionError)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `define_domain_xml'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `update'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:117:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `/^a computer$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:177:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:26:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 0.000
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 0.000
And I read the content of the test FS 0.000
And patterns cover at least 90% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.269
Error message 
no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: vfat' (at time 00:04:33)
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6542/artifact/build-artifacts/00:04:33_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_vfat.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
0.005
Scenario Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: LUKS-encrypted ext4
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 0.005
Call 
Call to virDomainDefineXML failed: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU (Libvirt::DefinitionError)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `define_domain_xml'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `update'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:117:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `/^a computer$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:177:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:37:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 0.000
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 0.000
And I read the content of the test FS 0.000
And patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.268
Error message 
no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: LUKS-encrypted ext4' (at time 00:04:37)
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6542/artifact/build-artifacts/00:04:37_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
0.003
Scenario Tails erases memory and shuts down on USB boot medium removal: persistent data
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 0.003
Call 
Call to virDomainDefineXML failed: unsupported configuration: spice graphics are not supported with this QEMU (Libvirt::DefinitionError)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `define_domain_xml'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:147:in `update'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:117:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:100:in `/^a computer$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:177:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ enabled\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:48:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 0.000
And patterns cover at least 100 MiB in the guest's memory 0.000
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
And Tails eventually shuts down 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.264
Error message 
no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:473:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:468:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory and shuts down on USB boot medium removal: persistent data' (at time 00:04:41)
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6542/artifact/build-artifacts/00:04:41_Tails_erases_memory_and_shuts_down_on_USB_boot_medium_removal:_persistent_data.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000