Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6566 08 Aug 2026, 11:46

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 5:51.857 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
19.750
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.523
When the network is plugged 0.044
And I successfully configure Tor 13.143
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.912
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.412
When the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.929
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.250
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.240
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.627
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 6.415
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.180
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.997
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.018
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.582
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.330 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.578
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 6.242
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.153
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 45.242
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
53.894
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 I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.436
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.471
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 45.529
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.452
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
31.413
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.093
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.770
And the computer boots Tails 30.478
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.519
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.278
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 6.234
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.152
When the network is plugged 0.030
And I successfully configure Tor 17.824
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.038
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 6.651
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.187
And all notifications have disappeared 3.937
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.036
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.774
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.735
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.234
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.833
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.358
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.313
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.131
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.323
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.406
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.268
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 6.199
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.189
And all notifications have disappeared 4.161
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.037
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.819
# 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 4.060
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.256
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.518
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.531
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.326
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.321
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.103
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.037
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.361
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.093
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.192
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.070
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 8.321
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.466
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 0.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001