Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21751-test-cloudflare-dns-server 2 23 Sep 2026, 09:03

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Feature: System memory erasure on shutdown
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:17.838
Scenario Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 1:17.838
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/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ enabled\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:76:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 0.000
When I trigger shutdown 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.130 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown' (at time 00:35:44)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21751-test-cloudflare-dns-server/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:35:44_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21751-test-cloudflare-dns-server/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:35:44_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21751-test-cloudflare-dns-server/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:35:44_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21751-test-cloudflare-dns-server/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:35:44_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013