Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports 2 08 Jul 2025, 06:19

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 127 5 25 0 0 157 16 5 21 1:7:32.502 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
3:36.335
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 3:36.335
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:98:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:137:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/persistence.feature:7:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected'
And I update APT using apt 0.000
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 0.000
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.801 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 08:01:20)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:01:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:01:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:01:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:01:20_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
35.153
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive with a disabled persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 23.014
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.138
<false> 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:538:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:14:in `When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.000
And persistence is disabled 0.000
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.730 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive with a disabled persistent partition' (at time 08:02:02)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:02:02_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:02:02_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:02:02_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:02:02_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_with_a_disabled_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
8:1.246
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 25.101
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 3.305
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.503
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 54.299
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 5.755
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 27.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 6:3.347
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.729
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.018
Tags: @product
2:23.407
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 48.784
And the system is very low on memory 6.502
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.714
When I try to create a persistent partition 33.694
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.192
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.817
And I free up some memory 8.103
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 35.728
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 6.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:39.828
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 27.007
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 6.283
And all tps features are active 7.165
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.141
When I disable the first tps feature 12.417
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.874
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 21.785
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 5:5.521
Then all tps features but the first one are active 11.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
1:14.302
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 57.108
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.772
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.340
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.381
When I disable the first tps feature 5.051
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.108
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.069
When I enable the first tps feature 5.317
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 3.227
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 1.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.171
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:6.926
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 51.189
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 5.054
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.611
And I disable the first tps feature 4.767
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.221
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.199
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:24.689
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.039
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 14.306
And the network is plugged 2.688
And Tor is ready 33.824
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.756
When I write some files expected to persist 9.634
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.348
# 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" 1:0.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
7:24.183
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 39.796
And the network is plugged 0.142
And Tor is ready 39.222
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.659
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.703
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 5:10.502
And I capture all network traffic 0.433
And the network is plugged 4.048
And Tor is ready 29.020
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 1.137
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.343
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.173
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038
Tags: @product
2:41.432
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 22.336
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 2.555
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 1:19.488
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 57.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:31.937
Scenario Persistent Greeter options
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.093
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 31.409
When I enable persistence 2:0.528
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/step_definitions/usb.rb:686:in `/^persistence is successfully enabled$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:704:in `/^I enable persistence( with the changed passphrase)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:104:in `When I enable persistence'
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 0.000
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 0.000
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 0.000
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 0.000
And the computer reboots Tails 0.000
Given I enable persistence 0.000
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.000
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 0.000
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 17.837 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Persistent Greeter options' (at time 08:37:19)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:37:19_Persistent_Greeter_options.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:37:19_Persistent_Greeter_options.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:37:19_Persistent_Greeter_options.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:37:19_Persistent_Greeter_options.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:38.284
Scenario Changing the Persistent Storage passphrase
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 24.567
# 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 1:13.716
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/step_definitions/usb.rb:475:in `/^I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage( back to the original)?$/'
features/persistence.feature:121:in `When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage'
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 0.000
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 15.861 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Changing the Persistent Storage passphrase' (at time 08:39:07)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:39:07_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:39:07_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:39:07_Changing_the_Persistent_Storage_passphrase.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:19.939
Scenario Deleting a Tails persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 1:19.939
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:98:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:104:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:81:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ and\ stopped\ at\ Tails\ Greeter's\ login\ screen$/'
features/persistence.feature:127:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen'
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 0.000
Then persistence is disabled 0.000
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
When I delete the persistent partition 0.000
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.039 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Deleting a Tails persistent partition' (at time 08:40:43)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:40:43_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:40:43_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:40:43_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_ignore-private-backports/2/artifact/build-artifacts/08:40:43_Deleting_a_Tails_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
6:5.623
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 49.601
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.500
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.874
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 4:55.733
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 1.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product
2:28.714
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 11.445
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.077
When I try to enable persistence 0.392
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 51.840
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 59.495
And all notifications have disappeared 15.164
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.084
And all tps features are enabled 3.480
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
7:59.635
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
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 6:16.732
And I enable persistence 51.408
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 47.635
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.900
And persistence is enabled 2.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
46.564
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 12.281
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 33.236
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 1.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:21.095
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 10.676
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.601
When I enable persistence 57.146
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.131
And persistence is successfully enabled 3.540
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:23.933
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 9.704
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.505
When I try to enable persistence 2.672
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 49.493
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.935
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 4.320
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 3.279
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.369
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:49.223
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 12.244
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.159
When I try to enable persistence 0.335
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 45.505
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.428
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.058
When I log in to a new session 55.216
And all notifications have disappeared 40.148
# 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" 5.583
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 2.338
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.727
Then the Tor Browser starts 2.600
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
3:0.043
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 9.263
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.505
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 2.207
When I try to enable persistence 2.370
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 39.172
When I log in to a new session 1:0.420
And all notifications have disappeared 48.693
Then the Tor Browser starts 7.021
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.388
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.452
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000