Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6564 06 Aug 2026, 12:59

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 23:43.015 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:42.937
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 1:29.267
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.532
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.251
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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28.322
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 8.551
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.256
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.231
And persistence is disabled 0.081
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.201
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:32.421
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 8.518
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.358
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.110
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.778
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.043
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.452
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 59.900
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.174
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
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30.732
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 7.880
And the system is very low on memory 5.280
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.260
When I try to create a persistent partition 5.426
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.159
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.584
And I free up some memory 0.536
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 8.551
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:58.082
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 21.547
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.364
And all tps features are active 8.054
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.585
When I disable the first tps feature 2.447
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.994
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.251
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:3.415
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.420
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
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13.560
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 8.220
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.072
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.063
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.135
When I disable the first tps feature 2.530
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.049
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.038
When I enable the first tps feature 2.366
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.044
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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13.347
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 7.602
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.060
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.062
And I disable the first tps feature 2.699
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.884
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
44.975
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 7.670
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 13.081
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.584
When I write some files expected to persist 0.837
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.246
# 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" 11.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:38.523
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 7.543
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 9.055
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.115
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.198
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.255
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.636
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.378
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.067
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.113
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37.843
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 stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.176
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.145
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 11.408
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 17.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:49.640
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 8.352
When I enable persistence 23.011
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.863
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 37.980
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.260
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.287
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.525
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 22.942
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.158
When I cold reboot the computer 5.953
And the computer reboots Tails 32.800
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.307
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.281
Given I enable persistence 12.200
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.062
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.126
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.362
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
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2:12.385
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 21.095
# 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 27.168
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.306
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 58.781
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 20.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
36.959
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 8.095
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.109
Then persistence is disabled 0.074
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.437
And all notifications have disappeared 8.426
When I delete the persistent partition 2.604
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:15.032
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 7.902
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.048
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.298
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:1.608
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.174
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
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55.091
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 7.996
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.055
When I try to enable persistence 1.166
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 14.767
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.490
And all notifications have disappeared 8.588
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.257
And all tps features are enabled 7.144
And all tps features but the first one are active 7.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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3:18.030
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 2:32.772
And I enable persistence 28.463
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.030
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.530
And persistence is enabled 9.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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31.006
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 7.392
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 23.197
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
40.180
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 8.271
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.681
When I enable persistence 14.201
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.042
And persistence is successfully enabled 7.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
27.142
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 8.025
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.867
When I try to enable persistence 1.198
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.471
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.081
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.144
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.082
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.078
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
39.148
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 8.059
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.054
When I try to enable persistence 1.205
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 10.898
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.214
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.020
When I log in to a new session 6.997
And all notifications have disappeared 7.206
# 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" 0.278
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.103
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.178
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.195
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
37.647
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 7.913
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.987
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.282
When I try to enable persistence 1.167
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 2.319
When I log in to a new session 7.726
And all notifications have disappeared 6.580
Then the Tor Browser starts 0.998
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000