Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 3834 25 May 2025, 09:51

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 152 1 4 0 0 157 20 1 21 50:14.559 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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2:25.268
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.019
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:42.596
And I update APT using apt 14.009
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 26.252
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 2.409
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
49.299
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 12.588
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 23.969
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 2.171
And persistence is disabled 0.518
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 10.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.529
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:44.281
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 logged in 14.032
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.610
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.152
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 25.063
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.403
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.557
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:43.139
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.221
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product
1:32.208
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 26.031
And the system is very low on memory 5.316
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.158
When I try to create a persistent partition 31.863
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.154
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.643
And I free up some memory 4.203
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 20.529
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:44.189
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 21.747
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.607
And all tps features are active 7.404
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.044
When I disable the first tps feature 8.362
Then all tps features but the first one are active 6.321
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.684
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:29.130
Then all tps features but the first one are active 3.886
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
23.694
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 13.847
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.082
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.069
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.069
When I disable the first tps feature 6.068
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.083
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.057
When I enable the first tps feature 3.217
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.115
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
37.392
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 26.430
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.092
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.085
And I disable the first tps feature 6.719
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.006
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.626
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:9.493
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.019
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.118
And the network is plugged 0.084
And Tor is ready 22.445
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.678
When I write some files expected to persist 1.668
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.928
# 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" 25.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:21.858
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 10.094
And the network is plugged 0.106
And Tor is ready 21.539
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.213
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.989
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:19.861
And I capture all network traffic 0.009
And the network is plugged 0.094
And Tor is ready 20.337
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.360
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.079
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.171
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.058
Tags: @product
1:4.217
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.921
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.131
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 23.846
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 25.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:59.410
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 and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 16.560
When I enable persistence 48.441
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.832
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 26.648
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 51.368
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.834
When I cold reboot the computer 10.107
And the computer reboots Tails 1:8.465
Given I enable persistence 20.345
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.683
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 40.272
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
4:17.022
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 10.443
# 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 41.977
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.286
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 2:29.023
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 41.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product
1:7.821
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 and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.138
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 23.360
Then persistence is disabled 0.737
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 11.290
And all notifications have disappeared 11.500
When I delete the persistent partition 6.810
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.369
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:51.969
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 10.606
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.073
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.206
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:29.590
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
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3:48.244
Scenario Feature activation fails
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.419
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.092
When I try to enable persistence 1.362
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 30.871
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 3:6.498
cannot 
cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:566:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:522: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:147:in `When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage'
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 0.000
And all tps features are enabled 0.000
And all tps features but the first one are active 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.415 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Feature activation fails' (at time 03:49:27)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3834/artifact/build-artifacts/03:49:27_Feature_activation_fails.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3834/artifact/build-artifacts/03:49:27_Feature_activation_fails.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3834/artifact/build-artifacts/03:49:27_Feature_activation_fails.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3834/artifact/build-artifacts/03:49:27_Feature_activation_fails.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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7:11.245
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 5:37.902
And I enable persistence 33.061
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 50.404
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 3.096
And persistence is enabled 6.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:10.560
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 14.255
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 55.380
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
54.201
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 12.854
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.491
When I enable persistence 31.709
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.112
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
48.185
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 9.486
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 5.475
When I try to enable persistence 3.594
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 21.303
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.347
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.368
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 2.817
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.289
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:7.880
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 9.340
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.097
When I try to enable persistence 0.647
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 33.419
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.803
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.118
When I log in to a new session 44.937
And all notifications have disappeared 9.423
# 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" 0.982
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.826
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.539
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.742
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:6.111
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 10.445
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 8.197
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.621
When I try to enable persistence 0.517
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 24.657
When I log in to a new session 51.237
And all notifications have disappeared 8.720
Then the Tor Browser starts 19.862
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000