Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_issue-template-stop-tracking-oldstable 2 01 Oct 2026, 17:38

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 6:12.958 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.979
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.978
When the network is plugged 0.045
And I successfully configure Tor 12.912
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.578
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.471
When the network is plugged 0.047
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.841
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.799
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.384
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.528
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.619
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.189
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.769
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.076
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.137
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.657 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
56.232
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.676
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.197
And I warm reboot the computer 0.013
And the computer reboots Tails 48.208
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
53.872
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.669
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.208
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 44.966
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
32.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.123
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.700
And the computer boots Tails 31.137
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.602
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.079
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 17.803
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.814
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.502
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.196
And all notifications have disappeared 4.288
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.642
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.071
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.150
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.926
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.031
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.396
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.140
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.003
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.343
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.045
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.403
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.192
And all notifications have disappeared 3.641
And I capture all network traffic 0.008
And the network is plugged 0.076
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.722
# 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 4.344
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.249
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.683
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 16.046
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.437
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.170
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.133
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.309
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.406
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.174
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.336
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.790
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.089
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 9.084
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.339
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000