Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21153-zstd-iuks 4 25 Jul 2026, 11:30

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 163 0 0 0 0 163 21 0 21 21:34.832 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:33.343
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.255
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.675
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.314
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 1.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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28.128
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.171
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.759
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.246
And persistence is disabled 0.087
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:39.201
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.386
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.345
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.146
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 19.184
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.064
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.907
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:3.927
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.191
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
29.248
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 7.211
And the system is very low on memory 4.459
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.182
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.537
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.089
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.376
And I free up some memory 0.811
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 9.535
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:44.923
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.810
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.235
And all tps features are active 5.498
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.034
When I disable the first tps feature 2.602
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.752
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.738
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:10.130
Then all tps features but the first one are active 5.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
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12.953
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.436
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.092
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.069
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.069
When I disable the first tps feature 2.604
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.050
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.055
When I enable the first tps feature 2.478
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.051
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
12.995
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.135
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.078
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.123
And I disable the first tps feature 2.594
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.020
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
40.375
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.135
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 9.738
And I take note of which tps features are available 4.486
When I write some files expected to persist 1.222
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.510
# 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? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 12.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:43.612
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.193
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 9.952
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.126
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.974
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:7.230
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 11.389
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.414
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.093
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product
41.317
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.026
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.244
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.075
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 13.593
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 18.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:57.370
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.494
When I enable persistence 22.517
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 12.895
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.569
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.321
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.252
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.466
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 24.121
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.112
When I cold reboot the computer 6.221
And the computer reboots Tails 37.484
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.271
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.189
Given I enable persistence 11.252
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.078
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.245
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 9.726
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
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2:6.697
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.907
# 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 26.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.395
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:3.707
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 23.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
39.749
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.827
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.860
Then persistence is disabled 0.089
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.735
And all notifications have disappeared 8.237
When I delete the persistent partition 2.607
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.390
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:19.941
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.655
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.078
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.431
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:6.581
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product
51.475
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.676
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.045
When I try to enable persistence 1.152
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 12.889
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 10.121
And all notifications have disappeared 7.789
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.318
And all tps features are enabled 5.284
And all tps features but the first one are active 5.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:14.127
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 32.399
And I enable persistence 25.751
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 9.312
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.791
And persistence is enabled 5.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
26.282
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 7.124
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 18.646
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
34.271
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.724
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.966
When I enable persistence 11.093
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.070
And persistence is successfully enabled 5.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
28.790
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.386
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.199
When I try to enable persistence 1.229
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 3.300
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.218
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.304
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.062
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.160
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
45.644
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.696
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.058
When I try to enable persistence 1.197
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 11.267
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.170
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.024
When I log in to a new session 10.496
And all notifications have disappeared 9.445
# 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" 0.201
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.719
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.185
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.435
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
44.379
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.742
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.163
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.374
When I try to enable persistence 1.187
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 3.604
When I log in to a new session 9.592
And all notifications have disappeared 8.595
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.393
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000