Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout 3 18 Aug 2026, 15:52

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 69 2 9 0 0 80 8 2 10 5:45.695 Failed
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Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
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18.440
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.229
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 15.139
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.141
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 3.230
When the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.819
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.129
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.902
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.852
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 3.016
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.143
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.865
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.993
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.376
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.369 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:38.650
Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock
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 3.383
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.215
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 1:35.045
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:448:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:37:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.923 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:18:43)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:43_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:43_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:43_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:43_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
50.479
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 2.999
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.495
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 45.679
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.960
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.587
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 a computer 0.083
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.688
And the computer boots Tails 29.754
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.363
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 2.999
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.102
When the network is plugged 0.024
And I successfully configure Tor 20.179
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.235
Scenario I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.544
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.160
And all notifications have disappeared 4.254
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.629
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 10.561
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | Tor Connection]: child with name='Connect to Tor automatically' roleName='radio button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:533:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:670:in `/^I configure (?:some|the) (persistent )?(\w+) bridges (from a QR code )?in the Tor Connection Assistant(?: in (easy|hide) mode)?( without connecting|)$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:70:in `When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting'
And I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 0.000
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 0.000
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.000
When I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.000
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.358 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC' (at time 00:20:57)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:57_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:57_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:57_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/3/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:57_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.060
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
48.979
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 3.242
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.221
And all notifications have disappeared 3.611
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.968
# 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 4.211
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.352
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.703
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.345
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.267
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.161
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.166
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.135
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.345
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
12.965
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 3.303
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.107
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 8.142
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.382
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 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001