Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5549 03 Apr 2025, 14:23

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 154 1 2 0 0 157 20 1 21 1:19:9.009 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
36:43.730
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:43.712
And I update APT using apt 35:0.017
execution 
execution expired (RemoteShell::Timeout)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `read'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `block (3 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:55:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:174:in `execute'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:185:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `force_new_tor_circuit'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:192:in `block in retry_tor'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:222:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:59:in `/^I update APT using apt$/'
features/persistence.feature:8:in `And I update APT using apt'
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 10.867 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 04:01:04)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5549/artifact/build-artifacts/04:01:04_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5549/artifact/build-artifacts/04:01:04_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5549/artifact/build-artifacts/04:01:04_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
58.722
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 and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 19.784
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 23.704
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.546
And persistence is disabled 0.271
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 14.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:39.897
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 13.856
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.832
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.149
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 25.913
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 2.406
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.335
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:42.797
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.506
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
1:7.840
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 11.792
And the system is very low on memory 3.900
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.685
When I try to create a persistent partition 27.055
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.219
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.695
And I free up some memory 3.571
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.625
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:23.884
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 30.394
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.631
And all tps features are active 2.603
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 2.798
When I disable the first tps feature 5.433
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.241
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:23.091
Then all tps features but the first one are active 3.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.069
Tags: @product
22.577
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.025
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.013
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.119
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.336
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.136
When I disable the first tps feature 8.396
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.094
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.064
When I enable the first tps feature 3.242
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.075
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
21.662
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.147
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.101
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.097
And I disable the first tps feature 7.262
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.998
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1:18.751
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 12.378
And the network is plugged 0.270
And Tor is ready 25.702
And I take note of which tps features are available 1.010
When I write some files expected to persist 1.721
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.867
# 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" 26.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:15.070
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 9.939
And the network is plugged 0.108
And Tor is ready 18.944
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.174
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.023
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:17.103
And I capture all network traffic 0.007
And the network is plugged 0.075
And Tor is ready 19.155
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.331
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.075
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055
Tags: @product
1:5.688
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.931
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.114
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 23.600
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 27.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:3.327
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 12.037
When I enable persistence 46.087
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 14.422
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 25.849
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 58.405
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.602
When I cold reboot the computer 8.156
And the computer reboots Tails 1:7.379
Given I enable persistence 23.308
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.632
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 45.808
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.995
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product
4:47.995
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13.855
# 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 42.852
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.647
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 3:1.836
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 29.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
58.334
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.260
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 23.587
Then persistence is disabled 0.345
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.940
And all notifications have disappeared 9.474
When I delete the persistent partition 6.726
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:31.769
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 10.111
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.083
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.961
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:12.150
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product
1:43.192
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.388
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.098
When I try to enable persistence 0.290
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 30.373
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 47.054
And all notifications have disappeared 7.389
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.074
And all tps features are enabled 2.439
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
5:13.993
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 3:48.196
And I enable persistence 31.014
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 49.939
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.320
And persistence is enabled 2.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
34.329
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.186
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 23.302
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
50.547
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.734
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 5.744
When I enable persistence 32.063
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.098
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
53.828
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.931
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 5.956
When I try to enable persistence 0.541
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 29.594
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.352
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.069
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 3.713
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.254
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.414
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:3.525
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 8.823
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.145
When I try to enable persistence 0.284
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 41.338
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.306
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.090
When I log in to a new session 37.340
And all notifications have disappeared 7.984
# 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" 0.573
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.233
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.407
Then the Tor Browser starts 23.037
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:10.341
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 9.590
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 7.953
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.704
When I try to enable persistence 1.563
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 21.708
When I log in to a new session 58.311
And all notifications have disappeared 7.913
Then the Tor Browser starts 20.712
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.925
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000