Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 41 28 Jun 2025, 11:14

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 140 2 15 0 0 157 19 2 21 49:29.702 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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2:59.221
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.025
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:7.901
And I update APT using apt 16.074
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 31.063
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 4.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:17.985
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 17.355
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 30.073
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.863
And persistence is disabled 0.503
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 29.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:22.211
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 17.220
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.925
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.320
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 31.150
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 4.469
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.724
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:11.749
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.568
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:15.957
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 14.338
And the system is very low on memory 3.068
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.009
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.134
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 1.458
When I close the Persistent Storage app 4.973
And I free up some memory 3.671
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 19.994
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:1.302
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 20.306
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.680
And all tps features are active 2.730
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.876
When I disable the first tps feature 8.675
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.873
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.951
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:3.465
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product
33.766
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 enabled and logged in 19.030
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.175
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.085
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.159
When I disable the first tps feature 8.678
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.200
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.196
When I enable the first tps feature 5.086
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.089
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
25.840
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 14.360
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.308
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.445
And I disable the first tps feature 6.742
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.910
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:56.186
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.066
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 15.302
And the network is plugged 0.083
And Tor is ready 53.517
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.958
When I write some files expected to persist 1.793
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.476
# 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" 33.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
28.121
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
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 15.997
And the network is plugged 0.115
And Tor is ready 12.008
try_for() 
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:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:666:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:620: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 6.530 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 04:43:49)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:43:49_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/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:43:49_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:43:49_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:43:49_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:21.431
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 16.828
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.154
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 28.891
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 34.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:14.315
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 19.795
When I enable persistence 1:1.483
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 16.409
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 39.309
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 57.094
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.223
<"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 7.564 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 04:48:35)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:35_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:35_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:35_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/41/artifact/build-artifacts/04:48:35_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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5:32.144
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 15.153
# 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 1:2.798
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.206
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 3:17.038
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 40.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:19.700
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 12.966
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 27.988
Then persistence is disabled 0.585
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 18.249
And all notifications have disappeared 12.706
When I delete the persistent partition 6.964
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:24.884
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 enabled and logged in 14.615
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.085
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.545
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:59.289
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.093
Tags: @product
2:11.685
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.093
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 12.136
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.104
When I try to enable persistence 1.504
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 55.399
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 42.772
And all notifications have disappeared 7.895
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 6.873
And all tps features are enabled 2.949
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:3.152
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
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 4:10.597
And I enable persistence 54.333
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 52.855
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.063
And persistence is enabled 3.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.966
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
47.464
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.211
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 10.685
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 35.944
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:21.307
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.318
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 7.497
When I enable persistence 56.452
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.095
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:20.073
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.834
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.101
When I try to enable persistence 0.626
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 48.617
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.977
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.176
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.022
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.235
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:39.914
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.622
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.110
When I try to enable persistence 0.307
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 53.948
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.670
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.470
When I log in to a new session 47.836
And all notifications have disappeared 12.356
# 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" 0.451
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 1.604
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.600
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.291
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:53.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.018
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.208
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 14.865
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.784
When I try to enable persistence 0.464
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 38.056
When I log in to a new session 1:1.846
And all notifications have disappeared 7.870
Then the Tor Browser starts 33.861
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000