Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21681-dont-create-tilde-directory-in-home 2 15 Jul 2026, 09:08

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 67 1 7 0 0 75 9 1 10 15:6.322 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
22.455
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.103
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.015
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 3.190
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.285
When I start Tails Installer 9.830
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.397
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
19.268
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.090
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.017
And I start Tails Installer 9.171
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.012
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.721
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.085
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.148
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
2:7.175
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.961
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.011
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.800
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.286
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:38.801
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 13.691
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.571
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.114
Tags: @product
2:5.079
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.804
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.013
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.368
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:39.739
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 13.362
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.723
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.112
Tags: @product
2:34.086
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 8.787
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.083
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.012
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.064
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.255
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:56.596
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 17.483
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.986
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.045
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 2.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.120
Tags: @product
2:21.200
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 7.506
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.017
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.284
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:53.073
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.802
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.460
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.110
Tags: @product
2:15.424
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
# We reach this first checkpoint only to ensure that the ' __internal' disk has reached the state (Tails installed + persistent partition set up) we need before we clone it below.
# This first part is done without Tails Installer (install from Tails USB image)
# Note: the "__internal" disk will keep its state across scenarios
# and features until one of its snapshots is restored.
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.636
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.704
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.692
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.245
# This second part is done with Tails Installer, that's what this scenario is about
When I reinstall Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:39.771
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 14.469
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.843
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.137
Tags: @product @uefi
1:16.397
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 8.224
And I power off the computer 0.301
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.014
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 1:4.850
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.239
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.710
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product
54.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.804
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 21.860
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.013
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.321
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 23.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.133
Tags: @product
51.210
Scenario The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 51.141
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/usb_install.feature:100:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.000
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.000
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.000
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.000
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.000
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.000
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.553 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied' (at time 00:51:21)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21681-dont-create-tilde-directory-in-home/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:21_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21681-dont-create-tilde-directory-in-home/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:21_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21681-dont-create-tilde-directory-in-home/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:21_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21681-dont-create-tilde-directory-in-home/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:51:21_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013