Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6620 01 Sep 2026, 15:45

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 5:36.932 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
17.450
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 6.132
When the network is plugged 0.040
And I successfully configure Tor 11.234
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.107
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 6.084
When the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.138
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.069
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.750
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.784
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 6.222
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.162
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.833
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 10.992
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.188
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.320 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
49.350
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 6.164
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.177
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 42.083
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.611
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
50.131
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.208
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.928
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 41.140
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.060
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.733
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 0.109
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.754
And the computer boots Tails 29.809
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.436
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.115
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.084
When the network is plugged 0.036
And I successfully configure Tor 17.151
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.204
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 6.110
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.169
And all notifications have disappeared 3.940
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.047
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.688
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.576
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.126
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.703
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.829
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.279
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.099
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.230
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.310
# 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 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.113
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 6.088
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.141
And all notifications have disappeared 3.792
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.809
# 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 4.112
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.257
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.443
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.407
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.314
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.328
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.090
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.799
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.307
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.036
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.156
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
14.619
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 6.148
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.065
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 6.920
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.458
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 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000