Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie 21 06 Jun 2025, 07:13

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Upgrading an old Tails USB installation 30 6 51 0 0 87 1 6 7 55:41.207 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Upgrading an old Tails USB installation
As a Tails user If I have an old version of Tails installed on a USB device and the USB device has a Persistent Storage I want to upgrade Tails on it and keep my Persistent Storage in the process
Tags: @product
2:21.093
Scenario Installing an old version of Tails to a pristine USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.187
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "old" 0.049
And I plug USB drive "old" 1.054
And I write an old version of the Tails USB image to disk "old" 29.150
When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged 1:50.653
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendent of [application | gnome-shell]: child with roleName='notification'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:453:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:276:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:25:in `When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged'
Then the boot device has safe access rights 0.000
And Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.000
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.000
And process "udev-watchdog" is running 0.000
And udev-watchdog is monitoring the correct device 0.000
And I unplug USB drive "old" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.059 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing an old version of Tails to a pristine USB drive' (at time 02:18:40)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:18:40_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:18:40_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:18:40_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:18:40_Installing_an_old_version_of_Tails_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product
1:29.870
Scenario Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Steps
Given a computer 0.200
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 1:29.669
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendent of [application | gnome-shell]: child with roleName='notification'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:453:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:276:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:36:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.000
And I create a persistent partition 0.000
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.000
Then a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "old" 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.938 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating a persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:20:16)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:16_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:16_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:16_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:16_Creating_a_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
1:20.371
Scenario Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.189
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:20.182
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendent of [application | gnome-shell]: child with roleName='notification'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:453:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:276:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:46:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.000
And all tps features are active 0.000
When I write some files expected to persist 0.000
# Verify that our baseline for the next scenarios is sane
And all persistent filesystems have safe access rights 0.000
And all persistence configuration files have safe access rights 0.000
And all persistent directories from the old Tails version have safe access rights 0.000
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
# XXX: how does guestfs work vs snapshots?
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.832 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Writing files to a read/write-enabled persistent partition with the old Tails USB installation' (at time 02:21:43)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:43_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:43_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:43_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:43_Writing_files_to_a_read_write-enabled_persistent_partition_with_the_old_Tails_USB_installation.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
2:54.062
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 10.984
And I log in to a new session 35.110
And I clone USB drive "old" to a new USB drive "to_upgrade" 1.299
And I plug USB drive "to_upgrade" 7.936
When I upgrade Tails to USB drive "to_upgrade" by cloning 1:36.700
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "to_upgrade" 21.562
And I unplug USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.218
And I unplug USB drive "__internal" 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:10.044
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Steps
Given a computer 0.194
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:9.850
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | Welcome to Tails!]: child with roleName='password text'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:671:in `/^I try to enable persistence( with the changed passphrase)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:703:in `/^I enable persistence( with the changed passphrase)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:283:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:73:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled'
Then all tps features from the old Tails version are active 0.000
And Tails is running from USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.000
And the boot device has safe access rights 0.000
And the expected persistent files created with the old Tails version are present in the filesystem 0.000
And all persistent directories from the old Tails version have safe access rights 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.019 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive upgraded from USB with persistence enabled' (at time 02:26:56)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:26:56_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:26:56_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:26:56_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:26:56_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_upgraded_from_USB_with_persistence_enabled.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
22:45.611
Scenario Upgrading an initial Tails installation with an incremental upgrade
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 enabled and logged in 12.501
And no SquashFS delta is installed 0.143
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.383
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.090
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are not present 0.348
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are not present 0.551
When the network is plugged 0.069
And Tor is ready 19.901
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 22:11.622
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsUpgraderUpgradeTo6.2~testoverlayfs.png", "TailsUpgraderFailure.png"] on the screen (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:1301:in `/^I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version (.+)$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:90:in `Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs'
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.000
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 0.000
Then Tails is running version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.000
And all tps features are active 0.000
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are present 0.000
And only the 6.2~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.000
# Our IUK sets a release date that can make Tor bootstrapping impossible
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.000
# We'll really install Tails_amd64_6.0~testoverlayfs_to_6.3~testoverlayfs.iuk
# but we need some way to force upgrading a second time in a row
# even if only the initially installed version is considered
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.000
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.000
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 0.000
Then Tails is running version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.000
And all tps features are active 0.000
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present 0.000
And only the 6.3~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.000
# Regression test for #17425 (i.e. the Upgrader would propose
# upgrading to the version that's already running)
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.000
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
Then the Upgrader considers the system as up-to-date 0.000
# Regression test on #8158 (i.e. the IUK's filesystem is not part of the Unsafe Browser's chroot)
And I successfully start the Unsafe Browser 0.000
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present in the Unsafe Browser's chroot 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.596 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Upgrading an initial Tails installation with an incremental upgrade' (at time 02:49:48)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:48_Upgrading_an_initial_Tails_installation_with_an_incremental_upgrade.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:48_Upgrading_an_initial_Tails_installation_with_an_incremental_upgrade.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:48_Upgrading_an_initial_Tails_installation_with_an_incremental_upgrade.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/02:49:48_Upgrading_an_initial_Tails_installation_with_an_incremental_upgrade.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
22:40.152
Scenario Upgrading a Tails whose signing key is outdated
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 10.546
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.324
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.073
And the signing key used by the Upgrader is outdated 0.066
But a current signing key is available on our website 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.083
And Tor is ready 17.108
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 22:11.948
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsUpgraderUpgradeTo6.2~testoverlayfs.png", "TailsUpgraderFailure.png"] on the screen (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:1301:in `/^I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version (.+)$/'
features/usb_upgrade.feature:134:in `Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs'
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.585 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Upgrading a Tails whose signing key is outdated' (at time 03:12:34)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/03:12:34_Upgrading_a_Tails_whose_signing_key_is_outdated.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/03:12:34_Upgrading_a_Tails_whose_signing_key_is_outdated.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/03:12:34_Upgrading_a_Tails_whose_signing_key_is_outdated.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/21/artifact/build-artifacts/03:12:34_Upgrading_a_Tails_whose_signing_key_is_outdated.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000