Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 43 30 Jun 2025, 11:10

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 144 2 11 0 0 157 19 2 21 51:42.562 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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3:20.512
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:25.978
And I update APT using apt 17.980
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 31.762
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 4.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:3.591
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 14.317
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 29.223
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.860
And persistence is disabled 0.428
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 18.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:30.133
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 18.518
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.502
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.310
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 35.581
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.189
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.839
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:16.718
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.210
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.065
Tags: @product
1:12.941
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.026
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 13.104
And the system is very low on memory 4.358
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.638
When I try to create a persistent partition 26.483
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.283
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.855
And I free up some memory 5.869
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 16.676
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 1.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:0.727
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 with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 18.191
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.242
And all tps features are active 3.259
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.062
When I disable the first tps feature 6.632
Then all tps features but the first one are active 5.823
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.905
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:55.336
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product
28.017
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 enabled and logged in 17.283
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.340
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.142
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.104
When I disable the first tps feature 6.133
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.094
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.060
When I enable the first tps feature 3.713
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.081
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
26.407
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.021
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.822
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.132
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.077
And I disable the first tps feature 9.427
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.842
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:26.630
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13.990
And the network is plugged 0.302
And Tor is ready 23.826
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.734
When I write some files expected to persist 1.701
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.407
# 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" 33.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.161
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:18.649
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 enabled and logged in 16.508
And the network is plugged 0.292
And Tor is ready 23.541
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.249
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.349
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:0.181
And I capture all network traffic 0.008
And the network is plugged 0.091
And Tor is ready 23.578
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.576
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.104
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.071
Tags: @product
1:35.983
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 18.191
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.295
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 36.378
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 40.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:14.460
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 17.446
When I enable persistence 1:3.462
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 15.944
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 37.829
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 59.428
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.348
<"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 11.128 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 04:38:52)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:38:52_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:38:52_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:38:52_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:38:52_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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4:59.686
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.016
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13.182
# 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 43.137
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.347
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 3:7.373
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 40.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039
Tags: @product
16.027
Scenario Deleting a Tails persistent partition
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 11.108
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 4.918
<false> 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:532:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:128:in `And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage'
Then persistence is disabled 0.000
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
When I delete the persistent partition 0.000
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.514 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Deleting a Tails persistent partition' (at time 04:44:23)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:44:23_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:44:23_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:44:23_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/43/artifact/build-artifacts/04:44:23_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:10.107
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 12.212
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.945
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.034
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:44.555
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.443
Tags: @product
2:24.407
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.127
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.721
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.107
When I try to enable persistence 0.501
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 52.265
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 50.886
And all notifications have disappeared 11.378
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 5.136
And all tps features are enabled 2.871
And all tps features but the first one are active 6.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.172
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:2.664
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 4:15.648
And I enable persistence 47.554
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 51.986
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.208
And persistence is enabled 3.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
42.581
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.902
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 27.446
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 1.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:15.343
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 14.561
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.535
When I enable persistence 50.978
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.179
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:42.749
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 26.329
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 12.787
When I try to enable persistence 0.456
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 40.418
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 5.133
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 10.964
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 3.338
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.256
Then persistence is successfully enabled 2.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:55.318
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 16.778
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.160
When I try to enable persistence 0.357
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 47.659
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 5.834
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.106
When I log in to a new session 1:1.448
And all notifications have disappeared 11.955
# 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" 3.210
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 1.167
When I close the "whisperback" window 2.122
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.569
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:35.621
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.104
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 15.128
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.332
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 2.024
When I try to enable persistence 0.606
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 25.726
When I log in to a new session 59.177
And all notifications have disappeared 14.929
Then the Tor Browser starts 26.333
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000