Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21811-firmware-sof-2026.09.1-1 2 07 Oct 2026, 02:39

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 6:42.602 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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24.305
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.261
When the network is plugged 0.024
And I successfully configure Tor 17.981
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.573
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.820
When the network is plugged 0.031
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.871
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.567
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.240
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.399
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.679
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.183
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.065
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.620
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.190
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 0.568 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.066
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:40.500
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 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.335
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.234
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 1:33.921
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 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.958 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:21:16)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21811-firmware-sof-2026.09.1-1/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:16_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_21811-firmware-sof-2026.09.1-1/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:16_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21811-firmware-sof-2026.09.1-1/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:16_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21811-firmware-sof-2026.09.1-1/2/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:16_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.304
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 6.224
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.093
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 44.396
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.267
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 a computer 0.076
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.015
And I start the computer 0.681
And the computer boots Tails 29.435
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.622
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 6.334
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.086
When the network is plugged 0.033
And I successfully configure Tor 18.140
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 2.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.690
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.032
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.552
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.109
And all notifications have disappeared 3.872
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.801
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.705
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.178
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.412
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.823
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.321
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.092
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.163
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.521
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.904
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.425
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.154
And all notifications have disappeared 4.165
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.778
# 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 4.190
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.304
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.289
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.343
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.302
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.320
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.086
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.007
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.329
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.033
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 6.403
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.068
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 8.212
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.309
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 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000