Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie 49 09 Jul 2025, 10:42

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 75 2 3 0 0 80 8 2 10 20:13.541 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
1:3.615
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.052
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.033
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 13.419
When the network is plugged 13.209
And I successfully configure Tor 36.884
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
1:0.996
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 17.656
When the network is plugged 0.114
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 12.597
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 28.487
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.884
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
1:39.491
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 48.099
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 1.956
And I capture all network traffic 0.144
And the network is plugged 2.957
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 9.181
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 32.799
And I wait until Tor is ready 3.258
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.124
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.969

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.452
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039
3:40.371
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 20.894
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.490
And I warm reboot the computer 0.023
And the computer reboots Tails 3:17.822
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
3:53.579
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 20.796
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 5.223
And I warm reboot the computer 0.924
And the computer reboots Tails 3:26.492
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.142
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
3:1.968
Scenario The clock is set to the source date when the hardware clock is way in the past
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Steps
Given a computer 0.207
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.025
And I start the computer 2.831
And the computer boots Tails 2:58.730
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.172
The
The system time (2025-06-25 12:42:27 +0000) is before the Tails source date (2025-06-26 10:09:02 +0000).
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/time_syncing.rb:126:in `/^the system clock is just past Tails' source date$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:53:in `Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date'
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.229

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The clock is set to the source date when the hardware clock is way in the past' (at time 00:41:09)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:41:09_The_clock_is_set_to_the_source_date_when_the_hardware_clock_is_way_in_the_past.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:41:09_The_clock_is_set_to_the_source_date_when_the_hardware_clock_is_way_in_the_past.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:41:09_The_clock_is_set_to_the_source_date_when_the_hardware_clock_is_way_in_the_past.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:41:09_The_clock_is_set_to_the_source_date_when_the_hardware_clock_is_way_in_the_past.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.064
55.194
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 16.354
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 5.444
When the network is plugged 0.560
And I successfully configure Tor 32.766
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
1:41.621
Scenario I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.052
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.025
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 15.010
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 2.176
And all notifications have disappeared 11.991
And I capture all network traffic 0.010
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.977
And the network is plugged 0.157
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 15.017
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.791
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.936
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 17.709
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 25.764
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 1.882
When I click "Connect to Tor" 3.194
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/step_definitions/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:840:in `/^(?:I click "Connect to Tor"|I retry connecting to Tor)$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:76:in `When I click "Connect to Tor"'
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.000
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.175

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC' (at time 00:44:02)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:44:02_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:44:02_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:44:02_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/49/artifact/build-artifacts/00:44:02_I_can_manually_recover_from_time_sync_failure_when_connecting_automatically_to_obfs4_bridges_with_a_clock_East_of_UTC.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
2:1.877
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 33.040
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 2.036
And all notifications have disappeared 8.868
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.110
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 15.492
# 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 5.252
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.308
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.926
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 18.398
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 2.580
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.651
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.278
Then I wait until Tor is ready 18.665
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 1.118
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.085
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.042
1:14.824
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 24.895
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 6.479
And the network is plugged 1.160
And Tor is ready 40.328
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 1.954
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 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000