Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6552 02 Aug 2026, 11:43

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 5:37.921 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
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
17.044
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 6.139
When the network is plugged 0.038
And I successfully configure Tor 10.829
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.538
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 6.149
When the network is plugged 0.043
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.990
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.560
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.746
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.009
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 6.228
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.150
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.047
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.724
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.439
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.035
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 0.344 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
49.998
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 6.383
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.184
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 42.436
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
50.845
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 6.226
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.619
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 42.298
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.190
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 a computer 0.073
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.616
And the computer boots Tails 29.427
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.305
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 6.259
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.108
When the network is plugged 0.023
And I successfully configure Tor 17.883
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.167
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 6.172
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.150
And all notifications have disappeared 3.795
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.029
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.629
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.958
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.141
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.719
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.830
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.300
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.108
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.896
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.322
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.186
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.938
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 6.174
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.139
And all notifications have disappeared 3.050
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.655
# 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 4.290
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.239
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.426
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.921
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.308
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.182
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.107
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.918
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.306
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.882
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 6.262
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.062
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 8.164
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.346
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 0.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006