Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21810-tca-vs-empty-bridge-strings 7 10 Oct 2026, 21:45

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 163 0 0 0 0 163 21 0 21 22:38.494 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:55.938
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.164
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.063
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 3.474
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 1.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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26.922
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 8.244
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.816
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.197
And persistence is disabled 0.091
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:32.808
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 8.613
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.247
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.094
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 16.998
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.042
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.230
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:1.401
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.140
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
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27.646
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 7.782
And the system is very low on memory 3.909
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.225
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.117
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.095
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.382
And I free up some memory 0.417
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 8.667
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:44.403
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 8.379
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.285
And all tps features are active 7.428
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.443
When I disable the first tps feature 2.406
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.658
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.639
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:2.683
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
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13.160
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 enabled and logged in 7.926
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.054
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.062
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.060
When I disable the first tps feature 2.460
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.041
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.035
When I enable the first tps feature 2.424
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.060
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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13.233
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 7.698
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.060
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.065
And I disable the first tps feature 2.471
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.895
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.939
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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42.577
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 7.517
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.248
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.439
When I write some files expected to persist 0.992
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.255
# 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" 11.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:36.934
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 7.574
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 9.019
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.108
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.199
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:2.413
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.053
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.332
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.071
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
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36.242
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.324
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.096
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 12.019
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 14.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:47.398
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 8.280
When I enable persistence 22.120
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.910
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.396
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.254
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.287
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.489
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 21.923
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.118
When I cold reboot the computer 5.758
And the computer reboots Tails 31.996
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.275
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.273
Given I enable persistence 12.544
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.063
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.244
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.346
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
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2:3.820
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 8.337
# 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 27.831
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.371
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:2.019
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 20.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
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36.901
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 7.948
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.225
Then persistence is disabled 0.059
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.619
And all notifications have disappeared 8.173
When I delete the persistent partition 2.618
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.802
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:14.829
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 7.761
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.051
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.197
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:1.610
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
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54.209
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 8.027
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.059
When I try to enable persistence 1.177
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 13.246
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.652
And all notifications have disappeared 7.683
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.214
And all tps features are enabled 7.589
And all tps features but the first one are active 7.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:37.811
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 1:57.625
And I enable persistence 25.082
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.009
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.494
And persistence is enabled 7.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
28.924
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.260
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 21.229
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.434
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
38.027
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 8.366
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.016
When I enable persistence 13.072
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.053
And persistence is successfully enabled 7.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
27.504
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 8.245
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.806
When I try to enable persistence 1.173
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.689
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.128
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.134
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.044
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.124
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.159
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
41.624
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 7.961
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.064
When I try to enable persistence 1.133
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 10.904
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.195
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.022
When I log in to a new session 8.308
And all notifications have disappeared 8.626
# 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" 0.161
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.352
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.140
Then the Tor Browser starts 0.995
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
37.574
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 7.808
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.378
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.214
When I try to enable persistence 1.157
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 2.492
When I log in to a new session 7.486
And all notifications have disappeared 7.026
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.162
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000