Cucumber Reports (no 5720) - Feature: Time syncing

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	5720	18 Jun 2025, 08:42

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Time syncing	76	1	3	0	0	80	9	1	10	17:25.259	Failed

1:35.458

Scenario Clock with host's time

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.013

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 50.150

When the network is plugged 20.280

And I successfully configure Tor 24.923

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.103

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.652

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.804

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

55.581

Scenario Clock with host's time while using bridges

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 16.341

When the network is plugged 0.499

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 5.213

And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.426

And I wait until Tor is ready 11.396

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.703

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.409

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.137

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

49.982

Scenario Clock is one day in the future while using obfs4 bridges

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 28.659

When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 3.693

And I capture all network traffic 0.214

And the network is plugged 2.446

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 7.932

And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 7.034

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/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:637:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:499:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:628:in `/^I configure (?:some|the) (persistent )?(\w+) bridges (from a QR code )?in the Tor Connection Assistant(?: in (easy|hide) mode)?( without connecting|)$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:27:in `And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode'

And I wait until Tor is ready 0.000

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.000

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.113

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 10.078

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Clock is one day in the future while using obfs4 bridges' (at time 00:23:35)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5720/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:35_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5720/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:35_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5720/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:35_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5720/artifact/build-artifacts/00:23:35_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker

3:20.542

Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 54.106

When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 2.097

And I warm reboot the computer 0.800

And the computer reboots Tails 2:22.538

Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.999

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.120

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.766

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.017

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker

3:9.140

Scenario Anti-test: Changes to the hardware clock are kept when rebooting

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 46.801

When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 6.357

And I warm reboot the computer 0.662

And the computer reboots Tails 2:14.129

Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.190

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 3.374

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.275

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.160

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:43.332

Scenario The clock is set to the source date when the hardware clock is way in the past

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.044

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.043

Steps

Given a computer 0.513

And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.043

And I start the computer 1.399

And the computer boots Tails 1:41.289

Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.086

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.105

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.733

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

52.490

Scenario On a clock with host's time, Tor Connection works even if time sync fails

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 15.832

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.439

When the network is plugged 0.175

And I successfully configure Tor 32.982

Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 2.058

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 4.682

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.819

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

2:0.455

Scenario I can manually recover from time sync failure when connecting automatically to obfs4 bridges with a clock East of UTC

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 30.678

When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 4.598

And all notifications have disappeared 8.685

And I capture all network traffic 0.003

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.182

And the network is plugged 0.087

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 6.596

When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 12.311

And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.198

And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 18.131

# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug

Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 19.677

Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.406

When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.403

Then I wait until Tor is ready 15.726

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.712

# check that htpdate has done its job

And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.408

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.681

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.050

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

1:58.389

Scenario I can connect to obfs4 bridges having a clock East of UTC while hiding that I am using Tor

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 27.980

When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 5.373

And all notifications have disappeared 7.153

And I capture all network traffic 0.039

And the network is plugged 0.151

And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 7.189

# 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 11.658

And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.178

Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 14.533

# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug

When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 17.474

Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 2.505

# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)

And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 2.011

When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.311

Then I wait until Tor is ready 18.540

And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.645

# check that htpdate has done its job

And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.080

And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.561

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.361

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.949

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.053

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks

59.886

Scenario Time sync before Tor connects sets the same headers as the NetworkManager connectivity check

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 28.299

And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 8.168

And the network is plugged 0.376

And Tor is ready 21.484

Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000

When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 1.553

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.485

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.757

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Time syncing	76	1	3	0	0	80	9	1	10	17:25.259	Failed

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