Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13 2 25 Sep 2026, 08:05

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 6:22.724 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
16.994
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 6.249
When the network is plugged 0.042
And I successfully configure Tor 10.625
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
19.705
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.239
When the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.876
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.545
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.972
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.180
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
21.906
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.175
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.156
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.852
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.464
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.862
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.317

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
1:39.256
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 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.180
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.186
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 1:32.880
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:446: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 5.199

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:20:11)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:11_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:11_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:11_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:11_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.064
49.096
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.212
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.885
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 40.931
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
29.537
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 a computer 0.073
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.015
And I start the computer 0.696
And the computer boots Tails 28.702
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
24.907
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.151
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.097
When the network is plugged 0.031
And I successfully configure Tor 17.595
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.519
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
54.682
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 6.187
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.132
And all notifications have disappeared 3.711
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.734
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.619
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.246
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.480
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.860
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.331
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.116
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.796
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.325
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
51.664
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 6.087
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.128
And all notifications have disappeared 3.409
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.709
# 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 3.941
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.196
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.294
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.556
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.341
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.288
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.088
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.943
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.342
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
14.973
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 6.219
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.067
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 7.338
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.312
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000