Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe 126 05 Nov 2026, 12:34

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 161 1 1 0 0 163 20 1 21 22:54.305 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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2:0.717
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 1:18.000
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.388
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.570
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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28.239
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 8.610
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.885
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.277
And persistence is disabled 0.082
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:32.960
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 8.732
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.273
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.088
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.320
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.083
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.390
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:0.867
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.168
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
28.388
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 7.859
And the system is very low on memory 3.865
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.158
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.794
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.105
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.418
And I free up some memory 0.509
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 8.633
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:16.097
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive with an enabled persistent partition and reconfiguring it
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.348
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.371
And all tps features are active 7.951
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.469
When I disable the first tps feature 2.415
Then all tps features but the first one are active 8.103
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.399
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 42.038
Known 
Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:450:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:49:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled'
Then all tps features but the first one are active 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.885 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive with an enabled persistent partition and reconfiguring it' (at time 02:37:32)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/126/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:32_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_an_enabled_persistent_partition_and_reconfiguring_it.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/126/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:32_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_an_enabled_persistent_partition_and_reconfiguring_it.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/126/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:32_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_an_enabled_persistent_partition_and_reconfiguring_it.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/126/artifact/build-artifacts/02:37:32_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_an_enabled_persistent_partition_and_reconfiguring_it.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product
14.018
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 8.279
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.050
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.047
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.060
When I disable the first tps feature 2.953
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.048
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.062
When I enable the first tps feature 2.433
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.045
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
13.581
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 7.683
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.101
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.061
And I disable the first tps feature 2.788
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.900
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
44.268
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 7.722
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 11.594
And I take note of which tps features are available 7.125
When I write some files expected to persist 0.904
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.171
# 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" 11.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.540
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:39.666
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 7.597
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 9.523
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.150
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.249
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.796
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.754
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.365
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.069
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.120
Tags: @product
39.731
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 stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.490
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.123
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 11.824
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 18.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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3:2.050
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 21.744
When I enable persistence 23.147
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.796
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 37.845
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.395
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.316
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.492
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 21.983
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.116
When I cold reboot the computer 4.594
And the computer reboots Tails 32.851
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.278
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.110
Given I enable persistence 12.972
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.069
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.300
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.919
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
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2:4.915
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.406
# 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 28.254
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.108
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:3.732
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 19.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
38.923
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 8.474
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.547
Then persistence is disabled 0.077
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.322
And all notifications have disappeared 8.580
When I delete the persistent partition 2.630
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:18.868
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 8.204
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.048
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.168
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:5.235
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
56.885
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 8.455
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.040
When I try to enable persistence 1.174
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 15.442
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.527
And all notifications have disappeared 7.621
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.301
And all tps features are enabled 7.968
And all tps features but the first one are active 7.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:42.149
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 1:58.219
And I enable persistence 26.974
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.840
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.536
And persistence is enabled 8.578
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
30.911
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 7.708
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 22.747
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
37.901
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 8.537
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.434
When I enable persistence 12.307
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.034
And persistence is successfully enabled 7.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
27.514
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 8.122
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.773
When I try to enable persistence 1.229
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.690
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.219
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.142
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.052
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.204
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
38.862
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 7.780
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.052
When I try to enable persistence 1.170
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 10.454
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.220
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.026
When I log in to a new session 8.107
And all notifications have disappeared 7.003
# 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" 0.129
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.094
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.157
Then the Tor Browser starts 0.994
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
37.651
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 8.044
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.283
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.262
When I try to enable persistence 1.192
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 1.898
When I log in to a new session 7.419
And all notifications have disappeared 7.582
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.059
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000