Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2 16 14 Jun 2025, 01:26

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 128 5 24 0 0 157 16 5 21 1:16:48.627 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
5:41.358
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 4:15.828
And I update APT using apt 42.223
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 37.808
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 5.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:53.143
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive with a disabled persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 1:53.143
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:98:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ and\ stopped\ at\ Tails\ Greeter's\ login\ screen$/'
features/persistence.feature:13:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen'
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 0.000
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.000
And persistence is disabled 0.000
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.482 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive with a disabled persistent partition' (at time 06:48:22)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:48:22_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:48:22_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:48:22_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:48:22_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
8:56.423
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 41.689
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 8.925
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.359
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 49.732
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 6.493
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 30.431
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 6:37.351
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.358
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product
1:34.340
Scenario Creating a Persistent Storage when system is low on memory
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.016
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 1:34.340
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:98:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ without\ a\ persistent\ partition\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/persistence.feature:31:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in'
And the system is very low on memory 0.000
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.000
When I try to create a persistent partition 0.000
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.000
When I close the Persistent Storage app 0.000
And I free up some memory 0.000
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 0.000
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.968 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a Persistent Storage when system is low on memory' (at time 06:59:00)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:59:00_Creating_a_Persistent_Storage_when_system_is_low_on_memory.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:59:00_Creating_a_Persistent_Storage_when_system_is_low_on_memory.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:59:00_Creating_a_Persistent_Storage_when_system_is_low_on_memory.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/06:59:00_Creating_a_Persistent_Storage_when_system_is_low_on_memory.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:59.791
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.015
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 1:2.114
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.483
And all tps features are active 11.365
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 4.413
When I disable the first tps feature 6.435
Then all tps features but the first one are active 10.854
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 20.665
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 4:59.828
Then all tps features but the first one are active 3.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product
31.826
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 17.503
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.179
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.137
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.090
When I disable the first tps feature 8.812
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.360
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.151
When I enable the first tps feature 4.411
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.103
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.161
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
25.701
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 15.348
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.449
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.247
And I disable the first tps feature 5.538
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.009
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:50.501
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 15.960
And the network is plugged 0.088
And Tor is ready 31.454
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.972
When I write some files expected to persist 3.852
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.941
# 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?
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 38.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:27.079
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.473
And the network is plugged 1.715
And Tor is ready 53.500
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.996
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.705
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:41.486
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.177
And Tor is ready 22.332
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 1.306
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.220
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.062
Tags: @product
1:40.642
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 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 19.797
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.173
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 46.642
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 33.029
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:48.396
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.046
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 22.606
When I enable persistence 1:7.954
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 17.072
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 50.178
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 1:0.798
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.896
When I cold reboot the computer 10.970
And the computer reboots Tails 2:14.256
Given I enable persistence 24.901
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.656
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 18.105
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | Welcome to Tails!]: child with name='Start Tails' roleName='button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:513:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:113:in `When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage'
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.824 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 07:23:03)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:23:03_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:23:03_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:23:03_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:23:03_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
6:31.234
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 15.826
# 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 49.412
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.334
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 4:25.295
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 41.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:43.277
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 16.592
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 49.032
Then persistence is disabled 0.450
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 11.198
And all notifications have disappeared 18.654
When I delete the persistent partition 6.151
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.196
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:14.044
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.065
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 17.605
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.099
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.583
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 4:40.476
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 1.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
1:16.458
Scenario Feature activation fails
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 15.937
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.196
When I try to enable persistence 0.305
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1:0.018
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/usb.rb:1724:in `/^the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated$/'
features/persistence.feature:146:in `Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated'
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 0.000
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 0.000
And all tps features are enabled 0.000
And all tps features but the first one are active 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 12.066 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Feature activation fails' (at time 07:38:03)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:38:03_Feature_activation_fails.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:38:03_Feature_activation_fails.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:38:03_Feature_activation_fails.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
7:44.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012
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 5:30.299
And I enable persistence 1:9.643
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 54.350
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.837
And persistence is enabled 7.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
56.867
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
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 11.071
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 44.497
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 1.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:41.497
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.232
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 14.068
When I enable persistence 1:11.503
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.154
And persistence is successfully enabled 4.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:34.678
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 15.773
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.092
When I try to enable persistence 1.375
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 53.792
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.408
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 4.541
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 3.330
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.396
Then persistence is successfully enabled 5.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
4:16.954
Scenario Manual filesystem repair fails
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.743
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.189
When I try to enable persistence 0.379
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 57.187
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.425
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.062
When I log in to a new session 3:7.966
cannot 
cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.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/common_steps.rb:597:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:538:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:191:in `When I log in to a new session'
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
# 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" 0.000
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.000
When I close the "whisperback" window 0.000
Then the Tor Browser starts 0.000
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.785 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Manual filesystem repair fails' (at time 07:54:37)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:54:37_Manual_filesystem_repair_fails.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:54:37_Manual_filesystem_repair_fails.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/16/artifact/build-artifacts/07:54:37_Manual_filesystem_repair_fails.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
4:0.385
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 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 16.895
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 11.168
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 3.830
When I try to enable persistence 1.284
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 49.655
When I log in to a new session 59.033
And all notifications have disappeared 1:31.897
Then the Tor Browser starts 5.259
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000