Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4366 29 Apr 2026, 12:48

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 6:56.315 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
19.867
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.890
When the network is plugged 0.031
And I successfully configure Tor 12.899
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.356
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.862
When the network is plugged 0.045
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.378
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.620
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.394
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.613
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 7.387
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.324
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.043
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.854
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.543
And I wait until Tor is ready 3.139
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.055
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.261 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.171
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.066
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:15.112
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.092
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.233
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 1:6.698
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:16.124
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.016
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.353
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.779
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:6.025
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.803
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.067
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.994
And the computer boots Tails 36.366
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.769
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 6.964
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.126
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 19.609
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.957
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 6.943
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.204
And all notifications have disappeared 3.643
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.770
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.689
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.324
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.172
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.856
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.461
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.175
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.229
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.355
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.486
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.159
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.166
And all notifications have disappeared 3.944
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.401
# 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 4.295
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.287
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.705
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.995
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.423
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.305
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.140
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.053
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.223
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.223
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 7.179
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.102
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 9.413
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.501
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 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.447
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001