Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5725 19 Jun 2025, 02:32

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 153 1 3 0 0 157 20 1 21 51:14.050 Failed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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3:11.629
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.017
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:17.138
And I update APT using apt 16.359
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 34.810
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 3.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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1:7.542
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.015
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 17.168
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 37.015
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.396
And persistence is disabled 0.262
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 12.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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4:32.013
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 16.551
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 1.025
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.384
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 31.738
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 3.905
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.572
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 3:21.540
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.876
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.026
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1:13.769
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.015
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 13.423
And the system is very low on memory 9.547
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 1.534
When I try to create a persistent partition 25.317
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.455
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.919
And I free up some memory 5.653
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 14.651
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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3:49.134
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.023
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 16.258
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 4.575
And all tps features are active 4.463
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 3.123
When I disable the first tps feature 6.187
Then all tps features but the first one are active 4.183
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.455
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:48.248
Then all tps features but the first one are active 2.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
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34.651
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 enabled and logged in 17.614
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.381
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.165
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.228
When I disable the first tps feature 7.424
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.475
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.502
When I enable the first tps feature 7.421
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.348
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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26.334
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 11.213
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 1.052
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.869
And I disable the first tps feature 8.856
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 4.260
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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1:40.386
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 17.028
And the network is plugged 0.155
And Tor is ready 29.012
And I take note of which tps features are available 0.716
When I write some files expected to persist 2.812
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.207
# 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" 40.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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4:4.954
Scenario Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.081
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 19.597
And the network is plugged 0.131
And Tor is ready 29.898
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.288
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.989
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:51.920
And I capture all network traffic 0.009
And the network is plugged 0.074
And Tor is ready 14.044
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:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/persistence.feature:91:in `And Tor is ready'
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.000
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.000
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.400 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Creating and using a persistent NetworkManager connection' (at time 05:02:50)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5725/artifact/build-artifacts/05:02:50_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5725/artifact/build-artifacts/05:02:50_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5725/artifact/build-artifacts/05:02:50_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5725/artifact/build-artifacts/05:02:50_Creating_and_using_a_persistent_NetworkManager_connection.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055
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1:17.841
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 15.177
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.421
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 26.218
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 35.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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5:52.955
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 and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 15.288
When I enable persistence 1:8.852
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 16.968
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 39.180
And I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 46.594
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 1.655
When I cold reboot the computer 10.413
And the computer reboots Tails 1:21.316
Given I enable persistence 21.816
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.717
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 47.363
Then all Greeter options are set to non-default values 2.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.023
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5:12.738
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 16.665
# 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 48.817
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.435
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 3:16.915
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 34.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
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1:8.517
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 9.777
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 23.377
Then persistence is disabled 0.849
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 12.269
And all notifications have disappeared 13.913
When I delete the persistent partition 7.420
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:59.546
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 13.548
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.147
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.919
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 2:33.455
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
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2:7.340
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 and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 12.497
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.114
When I try to enable persistence 0.364
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 38.055
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 56.007
And all notifications have disappeared 8.267
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 4.893
And all tps features are enabled 4.495
And all tps features but the first one are active 2.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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5:5.770
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 3:39.098
And I enable persistence 37.427
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 44.060
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 2.067
And persistence is enabled 3.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.367
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
33.049
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.549
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 21.766
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
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58.773
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 11.529
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 6.647
When I enable persistence 37.465
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.148
And persistence is successfully enabled 2.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
57.078
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 10.593
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.781
When I try to enable persistence 0.463
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 27.054
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 3.173
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 1.086
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 4.984
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.298
Then persistence is successfully enabled 1.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:9.025
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 10.458
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.216
When I try to enable persistence 0.383
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 35.357
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.207
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.440
When I log in to a new session 47.324
And all notifications have disappeared 7.919
# 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" 0.260
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.256
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.760
Then the Tor Browser starts 21.095
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 2.343
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
2:10.996
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 9.402
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 6.813
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 0.732
When I try to enable persistence 0.535
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 25.223
When I log in to a new session 52.323
And all notifications have disappeared 9.873
Then the Tor Browser starts 24.216
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000