Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21195-dont-include-unused-firmware 4 27 Jul 2026, 02:33

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 22:11.936 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:34.222
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.788
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.128
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.246
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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30.781
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 8.535
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 15.181
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.288
And persistence is disabled 0.138
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:42.991
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 8.936
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.316
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.090
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 20.897
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.063
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.660
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:6.801
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.159
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product
31.254
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 7.920
And the system is very low on memory 4.532
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.200
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.701
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.115
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.443
And I free up some memory 0.831
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 10.433
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:48.815
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 8.099
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.566
And all tps features are active 6.045
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.282
When I disable the first tps feature 2.519
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.909
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.227
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:11.832
Then all tps features but the first one are active 5.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
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12.874
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 7.475
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.122
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.078
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.050
When I disable the first tps feature 2.515
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.061
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.048
When I enable the first tps feature 2.418
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.049
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
13.181
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 7.433
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.078
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.112
And I disable the first tps feature 2.568
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.947
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
45.023
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 7.313
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.922
And I take note of which tps features are available 4.152
When I write some files expected to persist 1.248
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.126
# 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" 12.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:44.991
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 7.476
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 10.242
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.129
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.438
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:8.293
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.043
And Tor is ready 12.684
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.396
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.054
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product
42.385
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 stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.536
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.072
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 15.024
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 17.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:54.861
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 8.577
When I enable persistence 20.142
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 12.803
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.597
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.328
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.251
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.586
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 24.336
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.155
When I cold reboot the computer 6.359
And the computer reboots Tails 37.661
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.282
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.191
Given I enable persistence 11.244
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.070
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.214
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.910
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.144
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
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2:15.029
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 8.188
# 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 30.388
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.521
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:8.960
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 21.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
41.616
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 8.109
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 15.303
Then persistence is disabled 0.171
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.652
And all notifications have disappeared 8.233
When I delete the persistent partition 2.759
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.387
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:27.766
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 8.107
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.088
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.523
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:13.808
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
50.774
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 7.584
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.037
When I try to enable persistence 1.186
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 13.214
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 9.030
And all notifications have disappeared 8.073
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.419
And all tps features are enabled 4.965
And all tps features but the first one are active 5.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.925
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:13.349
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 32.483
And I enable persistence 24.818
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 9.906
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.656
And persistence is enabled 5.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
26.779
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.053
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 18.779
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
34.097
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 8.213
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.472
When I enable persistence 11.017
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.050
And persistence is successfully enabled 5.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
29.110
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 7.499
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.806
When I try to enable persistence 1.294
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 3.377
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.148
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.551
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.067
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.152
Then persistence is successfully enabled 4.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
46.450
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 7.349
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.064
When I try to enable persistence 1.199
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 12.025
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.155
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.024
When I log in to a new session 10.255
And all notifications have disappeared 10.492
# 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" 0.198
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.526
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.168
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.268
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
45.578
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 7.620
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.599
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.342
When I try to enable persistence 1.164
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 4.249
When I log in to a new session 10.794
And all notifications have disappeared 8.602
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.373
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000