Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements 1 20 Aug 2026, 15:05

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Emergency shutdown 26 2 8 0 0 36 3 2 5 4:12.363 Failed
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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.
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37.790
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 33.245
When I eject the boot medium 0.240
Then Tails eventually shuts down 4.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.508
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
30.329
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.914
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.419
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 13.110
And patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 3.163 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.202
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 8.713
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.805 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1461 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
25.481
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.381
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.359
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 5.304
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 2.822
And I read the content of the test FS 0.049
And patterns cover at least 90% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 3.270 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (127 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.181
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 8.991
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 1.121 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1459 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
47.229
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 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.758
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.346
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 43.124
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:847:in `deal_with_polkit_prompt'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:1610:in `/^I plug and mount a (\d+) MiB USB drive with an? (.*)$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:39:in `And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf"'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.178 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: LUKS-encrypted ext4' (at time 01:19:04)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:19:04_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:19:04_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:19:04_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:19:04_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
1:51.533
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 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 5.945
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.521
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 11.595
And patterns cover at least 100 MiB in the guest's memory 2.951 
Pattern coverage: 128.000% (128 MiB out of 100 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.387
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 1:30.131
cannot 
cannot find MemoryWipeCompleted.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/erase_memory.rb:232:in `/^I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:53:in `And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory'
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
And Tails eventually shuts down 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.204 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory and shuts down on USB boot medium removal: persistent data' (at time 01:21:01)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:01_Tails_erases_memory_and_shuts_down_on_USB_boot_medium_removal:_persistent_data.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:01_Tails_erases_memory_and_shuts_down_on_USB_boot_medium_removal:_persistent_data.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:21:01_Tails_erases_memory_and_shuts_down_on_USB_boot_medium_removal:_persistent_data.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000