Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 37 25 Jun 2025, 00:39

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 53 2 25 0 0 80 8 2 10 15:4.716 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
55.235
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.837
When the network is plugged 13.683
And I successfully configure Tor 22.644
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
1:14.361
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 33.219
When the network is plugged 0.825
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 5.341
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 24.457
And I wait until Tor is ready 9.734
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
1:0.360
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.734
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 2.704
And I capture all network traffic 0.048
And the network is plugged 5.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 4.976
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 24.671
And I wait until Tor is ready 11.789
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.141
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 1.268

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

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.050
3:2.080
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 27.969
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 4.367
And I warm reboot the computer 0.715
And the computer reboots Tails 2:28.427
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
3:14.519
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 46.058
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 3.854
And I warm reboot the computer 1.044
And the computer reboots Tails 2:22.924
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
1:43.832
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002
Given a computer 0.221
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.031
And I start the computer 1.648
And the computer boots Tails 1:41.812
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.165
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
56.884
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 20.824
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 8.071
When the network is plugged 1.588
And I successfully configure Tor 26.324
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
1:8.241
Scenario I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:8.241
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:89:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:63:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.000
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
And I capture all network traffic 0.000
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.000
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 0.000
And I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 0.000
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 0.000
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.000
When I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.000
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.264

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC' (at time 00:32:27)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:32:27_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:32:27_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:32:27_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:32:27_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
50.524
Scenario I can connect to obfs4 bridges having a clock East of UTC while hiding that I am using Tor
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 28.501
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 2.532
And all notifications have disappeared 9.797
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.090
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.492
# 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 6.105
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:637:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:499:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:628:in `/^I configure (?:some|the) (persistent )?(\w+) bridges (from a QR code )?in the Tor Connection Assistant(?: in (easy|hide) mode)?( without connecting|)$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:90:in `And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting'
And I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.000
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 0.000
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.000
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.000
When I click "Connect to Tor" 0.000
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.000
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.472

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can connect to obfs4 bridges having a clock East of UTC while hiding that I am using Tor' (at time 00:33:28)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:33:28_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:33:28_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:33:28_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/37/artifact/build-artifacts/00:33:28_I_can_connect_to_obfs4_bridges_having_a_clock_East_of_UTC_while_hiding_that_I_am_using_Tor.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
58.675
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 27.560
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 2.287
And the network is plugged 0.604
And Tor is ready 25.537
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.001
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 2.673
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 0.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.859
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001