Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4671 12 Oct 2026, 11:23

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Root access control enforcement 9 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 2 2:50.022 Passed
Tags: @product
Feature Root access control enforcement
As a Tails user, I can perform administrative tasks only by using the password I have optionally set up in the Welcome Screen
Tags: @product
1:26.973
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in with an administration password 1:21.049
And running a command as root with pkexec requires PolicyKit administrator privileges 0.098
Then I can run a command as root with sudo 0.065
Then I can run a command as root with pkexec 5.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product
1:23.049
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 36.436
And running a command as root with pkexec requires PolicyKit administrator privileges 0.078
Then I cannot run a command as root with sudo and the standard passwords 0.186
And I cannot run a command as root with pkexec and the standard passwords 17.884
Then I cannot login as root using su with the standard passwords 28.462
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000