Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 29 27 Sep 2026, 20:11

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 159 1 3 0 0 163 20 1 21 27:1.109 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
6:5.611
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 6:5.611
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/common_steps.rb:764:in `/^available upgrades have been checked$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
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 the APT lists 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:339 4.744 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 02:51:17)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/29/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:17_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/29/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:17_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/29/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:17_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/29/artifact/build-artifacts/02:51:17_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
26.419
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 8.366
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.907
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.198
And persistence is disabled 0.075
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:46.903
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 22.084
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.297
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.100
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.924
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.046
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.710
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 59.438
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.255
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.064
Tags: @product
27.792
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.118
And the system is very low on memory 3.814
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.175
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.209
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.092
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.293
And I free up some memory 0.496
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 8.551
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:44.490
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.121
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.337
And all tps features are active 8.035
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.964
When I disable the first tps feature 2.471
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.386
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:3.193
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product
13.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.794
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.077
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.043
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.044
When I disable the first tps feature 2.432
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.074
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.053
When I enable the first tps feature 2.396
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.045
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
12.498
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.514
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.066
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.063
And I disable the first tps feature 2.439
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.377
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
50.496
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.768
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 13.586
And I take note of which tps features are available 10.147
When I write some files expected to persist 1.329
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.507
# 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? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 11.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:36.550
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.659
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 9.624
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.136
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.192
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:1.388
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.733
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.393
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.076
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product
36.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.182
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.084
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 10.812
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 16.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:47.536
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 8.352
When I enable persistence 21.128
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.678
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.487
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.352
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.296
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.446
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 21.469
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.147
When I cold reboot the computer 5.825
And the computer reboots Tails 33.233
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.301
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.226
Given I enable persistence 12.927
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.088
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.306
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.158
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product
2:3.461
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.176
# 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 26.357
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.492
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:2.297
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 21.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product
37.120
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.385
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.180
Then persistence is disabled 0.075
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.541
And all notifications have disappeared 8.095
When I delete the persistent partition 2.555
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:14.259
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.903
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.036
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.214
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:0.930
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.174
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product
53.505
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.816
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.110
When I try to enable persistence 1.200
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 12.979
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.406
And all notifications have disappeared 7.812
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.222
And all tps features are enabled 7.279
And all tps features but the first one are active 7.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:32.643
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 1:52.807
And I enable persistence 25.228
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.888
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.480
And persistence is enabled 7.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
29.638
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.515
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 21.689
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
38.165
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 8.018
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.282
When I enable persistence 12.903
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.044
And persistence is successfully enabled 7.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
26.749
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.650
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.504
When I try to enable persistence 1.294
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.782
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.211
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.084
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.048
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.077
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
38.512
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.835
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.051
When I try to enable persistence 1.181
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 10.033
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.208
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.021
When I log in to a new session 8.390
And all notifications have disappeared 6.523
# 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" 0.153
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.077
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.139
Then the Tor Browser starts 0.995
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
39.192
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 7.871
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.261
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.245
When I try to enable persistence 1.155
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 2.537
When I log in to a new session 7.479
And all notifications have disappeared 8.739
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.085
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000