Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie 20 06 Jun 2025, 02:50

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 156 1 0 0 0 157 20 1 21 55:44.457 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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2:54.847
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:10.699
And I update APT using apt 13.775
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 27.158
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 3.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:9.601
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 12.347
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 49.112
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.087
And persistence is disabled 0.628
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:42.332
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 15.476
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.317
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.176
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 27.256
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.013
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.187
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:35.795
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.041
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
1:17.581
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 21.921
And the system is very low on memory 4.996
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 2.343
When I try to create a persistent partition 20.164
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.168
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.754
And I free up some memory 4.251
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 18.072
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.908
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
4:23.897
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 27.797
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.768
And all tps features are active 2.903
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.963
When I disable the first tps feature 9.242
Then all tps features but the first one are active 3.699
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.621
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:17.983
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
37.922
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 27.153
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.208
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.128
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.095
When I disable the first tps feature 6.615
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.236
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.060
When I enable the first tps feature 3.246
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.087
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
23.724
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 10.641
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.212
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.106
And I disable the first tps feature 8.543
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.140
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:19.934
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 10.757
And the network is plugged 0.126
And Tor is ready 26.937
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.670
When I write some files expected to persist 2.009
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.209
# 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" 26.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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4:36.906
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 11.105
And the network is plugged 0.104
And Tor is ready 23.877
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.514
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.020
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:14.115
And I capture all network traffic 0.007
And the network is plugged 0.084
And Tor is ready 35.000
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.729
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.190
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product
1:18.987
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 14.406
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.315
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 38.719
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 24.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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6:3.888
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 12.603
When I enable persistence 52.839
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 16.719
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 36.069
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 53.752
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.715
When I cold reboot the computer 9.252
And the computer reboots Tails 2:1.072
Given I enable persistence 23.487
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.684
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 36.119
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.571
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product
5:2.988
Scenario Changing the Persistent Storage passphrase
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.818
# 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 46.379
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.588
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 3:36.965
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 14.235
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:371:in `grabFocus'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:457:in `/^I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage( back to the original)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:124:in `And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original'
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.943 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Changing the Persistent Storage passphrase' (at time 05:55:56)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/20/artifact/build-artifacts/05:55:56_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/20/artifact/build-artifacts/05:55:56_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/20/artifact/build-artifacts/05:55:56_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/20/artifact/build-artifacts/05:55:56_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:31.261
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 13.380
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 35.615
Then persistence is disabled 0.847
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 12.862
And all notifications have disappeared 22.655
When I delete the persistent partition 4.697
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 1.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:35.266
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 10.783
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.180
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.360
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:10.721
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 1.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.964
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
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2:15.276
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.202
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.137
When I try to enable persistence 0.517
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 45.386
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 47.565
And all notifications have disappeared 16.766
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 9.323
And all tps features are enabled 3.061
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:21.072
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 4:51.072
And I enable persistence 40.245
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 44.453
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 1.446
And persistence is enabled 3.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
36.202
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.908
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 24.379
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:4.693
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 9.394
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 16.299
When I enable persistence 35.686
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.075
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:1.880
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 8.990
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.987
When I try to enable persistence 0.543
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 34.233
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.343
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 4.188
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 2.931
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.262
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:46.904
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 9.388
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.167
When I try to enable persistence 0.454
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 43.997
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.361
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.056
When I log in to a new session 52.739
And all notifications have disappeared 45.799
# 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" 1.525
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 2.330
When I close the "whisperback" window 5.623
Then the Tor Browser starts 2.229
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:39.284
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 8.966
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.931
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 2.107
When I try to enable persistence 0.465
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 31.883
When I log in to a new session 44.154
And all notifications have disappeared 40.576
Then the Tor Browser starts 18.948
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000