Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_late-patch-improvements 1 12 Nov 2026, 20:21

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 6:22.831 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
18.568
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.501
When the network is plugged 0.039
And I successfully configure Tor 11.955
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.445
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.942
When the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.390
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.450
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.582
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.700
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.201
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.250
And I capture all network traffic 0.008
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.024
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.885
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.848
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.395 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.503
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.416
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.241
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 44.798
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:5.549
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.587
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.949
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 44.274
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.857
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.901
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.099
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.633
And the computer boots Tails 30.105
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.608
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 6.253
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.070
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 17.223
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.859
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:7.465
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.407
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.151
And all notifications have disappeared 3.969
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.032
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.673
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.962
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.177
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.391
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.662
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.371
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.081
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.086
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.404
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.320
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 6.450
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.187
And all notifications have disappeared 3.644
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.195
# 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 4.017
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.298
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.657
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.465
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.362
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.277
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.093
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.119
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.347
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
14.768
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 6.274
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.074
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 7.025
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.358
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:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000