Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 30 19 Jun 2025, 23:09

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 131 4 22 0 0 157 17 4 21 34:56.361 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
2:6.389
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:6.389
TCA 
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:153:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:150:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:150:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/persistence.feature:7:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected'
And I update APT using apt 0.000
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 0.000
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.871 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 03:23:20)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:23:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:23:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:23:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:23:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:23:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
40.417
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.117
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 21.389
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.459
And persistence is disabled 0.824
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 7.626
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.169
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:5.361
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.022
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 12.482
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.527
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.219
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 22.984
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 1.812
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:14.844
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.294
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
1:2.345
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 11.316
And the system is very low on memory 3.686
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.070
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.322
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.138
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.636
And I free up some memory 2.913
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 13.017
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:50.971
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.360
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.519
And all tps features are active 2.615
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.192
When I disable the first tps feature 5.531
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.041
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.972
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:9.408
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
19.938
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.017
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.084
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.100
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.262
When I disable the first tps feature 5.057
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.104
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.046
When I enable the first tps feature 3.130
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.079
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
20.682
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.043
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.544
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.171
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.110
And I disable the first tps feature 5.173
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.540
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.142
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:13.531
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.609
And the network is plugged 0.193
And Tor is ready 1:1.729
TCA 
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/persistence.feature:75:in `And Tor is ready'
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.000
When I write some files expected to persist 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
# 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?
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.896 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition' (at time 03:33:11)
Failed to copy Chutney data: No such file or directory @ rb_file_s_lstat - /tmp/TailsToaster/chutney-data/nodes.1750354950/000auth/diff-cache/1076
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:33:11_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:33:11_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:33:11_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:33:11_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:33:11_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:12.221
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.259
And the network is plugged 0.096
And Tor is ready 1:1.865
TCA 
TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/persistence.feature:85:in `And Tor is ready'
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 0.000
And I capture all network traffic 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.000
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.000
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.821 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 03:34:32)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:34:32_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:34:32_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:34:32_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:34:32_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:34:32_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
52.701
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 11.489
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.156
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 16.340
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 23.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:19.135
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.443
When I enable persistence 43.626
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.370
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 25.210
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 44.539
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.945
<"TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE\n" 
<"TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE\n" +
"TAILS_LOCALE_NAME=de_DE\n" +
"TAILS_MACSPOOF_ENABLED=false\n" +
"TAILS_NETWORK=false\n" +
"TAILS_UNSAFE_BROWSER_ENABLED=false\n" +
"TAILS_XKBLAYOUT=de\n" +
"TAILS_XKBMODEL=pc105\n" +
"TAILS_XKBVARIANT=\n"> expected but was
<"TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE\n" +
"TAILS_MACSPOOF_ENABLED=false\n" +
"TAILS_NETWORK=false\n" +
"TAILS_UNSAFE_BROWSER_ENABLED=false\n">.

diff:
  TAILS_FORMATS=de_DE
- TAILS_LOCALE_NAME=de_DE
  TAILS_MACSPOOF_ENABLED=false
  TAILS_NETWORK=false
  TAILS_UNSAFE_BROWSER_ENABLED=false
- TAILS_XKBLAYOUT=de
- TAILS_XKBMODEL=pc105
- TAILS_XKBVARIANT= (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:1633:in `/^all Greeter options are set to (non-)?default values$/'
features/persistence.feature:108:in `Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values'
When I cold reboot the computer 0.000
And the computer reboots Tails 0.000
Given I enable persistence 0.000
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.000
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 0.000
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.146 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 03:37:56)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:37:56_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:37:56_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:37:56_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/30/artifact/build-artifacts/03:37:56_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:39.617
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.304
# 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 43.443
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.944
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:0.745
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 30.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
55.119
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.071
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 17.149
Then persistence is disabled 0.244
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 10.647
And all notifications have disappeared 10.942
When I delete the persistent partition 6.227
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.146
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:20.338
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.025
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.752
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.145
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.508
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:59.486
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.445
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
1:35.154
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.665
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.111
When I try to enable persistence 0.295
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 28.987
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 39.921
And all notifications have disappeared 7.572
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.044
And all tps features are enabled 3.456
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:43.094
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
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 3:24.977
And I enable persistence 34.756
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 37.926
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.178
And persistence is enabled 4.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
29.608
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 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 9.077
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 19.634
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
46.455
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.393
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 5.225
When I enable persistence 28.782
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.106
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
47.589
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.876
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 5.455
When I try to enable persistence 1.460
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 22.516
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 2.106
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.794
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 2.775
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.238
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.366
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:44.257
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.066
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.113
When I try to enable persistence 0.287
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 27.788
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.277
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.135
When I log in to a new session 35.803
And all notifications have disappeared 8.275
# 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" 1.372
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.707
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.460
Then the Tor Browser starts 16.375
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
1:51.429
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.613
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 5.629
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.548
When I try to enable persistence 0.385
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 18.362
When I log in to a new session 44.608
And all notifications have disappeared 7.879
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.465
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000