Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_update-onioncircuits-l10n-branch 3 15 Sep 2026, 16:05

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 6:45.696 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
19.733
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.753
When the network is plugged 0.036
And I successfully configure Tor 12.883
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.392
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
21.847
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.764
When the network is plugged 0.029
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.350
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.670
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.996
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
22.767
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 6.549
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.158
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.047
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.335
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.074
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.031
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.067
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.499

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
53.434
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 6.531
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.191
And I warm reboot the computer 0.011
And the computer reboots Tails 45.806
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
1:42.700
Scenario Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.752
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.420
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:34.522
can
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:45:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.736

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting' (at time 00:23:09)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-onioncircuits-l10n-branch/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:09_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-onioncircuits-l10n-branch/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:09_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-onioncircuits-l10n-branch/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:09_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-onioncircuits-l10n-branch/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:09_Anti-test:_Changes_to_the_hardware_clock_are_kept_when_rebooting.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
32.796
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 a computer 0.091
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.663
And the computer boots Tails 31.759
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
25.281
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 6.516
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.073
When the network is plugged 0.026
And I successfully configure Tor 17.623
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
57.805
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 6.512
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.173
And all notifications have disappeared 4.077
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.038
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.620
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.044
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.211
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.860
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.971
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.351
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.190
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.250
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.408
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
52.390
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 6.431
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.146
And all notifications have disappeared 3.744
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.031
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.259
# 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 4.006
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.222
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.506
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.576
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.285
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.336
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.099
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.158
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.392
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
16.939
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 6.590
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.073
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 8.414
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.820
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 0.013
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000