Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4299 28 Mar 2026, 07:41

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 6:39.635 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.668
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.586
When the network is plugged 0.035
And I successfully configure Tor 12.989
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.247
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.701
When the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.471
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.511
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.492
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.736
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.821
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.177
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.438
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.490
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.316
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.065
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.405 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.151
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.066
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.774
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.556
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.211
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 51.924
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.810
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.018
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.833
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.979
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 49.703
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.822
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.071
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.876
And the computer boots Tails 34.566
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.093
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.689
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.081
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 47.265
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.714
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.039
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.162
And all notifications have disappeared 3.726
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.312
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.520
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.298
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.882
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.881
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.397
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.128
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.052
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.201
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.251
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.846
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.248
And all notifications have disappeared 3.743
And I capture all network traffic 0.010
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.275
# 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 4.040
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.241
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.508
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.737
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.609
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.297
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.110
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.967
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.228
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.516
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.489
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.075
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 8.547
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.384
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000