Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5995 09 Dec 2025, 23:45

Feature Report

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 9:56.661 Failed
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
23.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.448
When the network is plugged 0.135
And I successfully configure Tor 14.372
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.213
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.116
When the network is plugged 0.079
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.524
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.802
And I wait until Tor is ready 5.624
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
2:27.024
Scenario Clock is one day in the future while using obfs4 bridges
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.966
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.197
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 6.968
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.007
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 2:6.879
Timed 
Timed out while waiting for TCA to connect to Tor (TCAConnectionTimeout)
./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:394:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant connects to Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:503:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:628:in `/^I configure (?:some|the) (persistent )?(\w+) bridges (from a QR code )?in the Tor Connection Assistant(?: in (easy|hide) mode)?( without connecting|)$/'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 6.201 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Clock is one day in the future while using obfs4 bridges' (at time 00:14:50)
Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5995/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:50_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges_chutney-data
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5995/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:50_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/5995/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:50_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.png
Tor logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5995/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:50_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.tor
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5995/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:50_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5995/artifact/build-artifacts/00:14:50_Clock_is_one_day_in_the_future_while_using_obfs4_bridges.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.067
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:16.745
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.636
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.273
And I warm reboot the computer 0.020
And the computer reboots Tails 1:6.268
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.356
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:16.493
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.905
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.591
And I warm reboot the computer 0.025
And the computer reboots Tails 1:4.844
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
42.227
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.147
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.023
And I start the computer 1.038
And the computer boots Tails 40.634
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.383
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.151
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.636
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.306
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.125
When the network is plugged 0.079
And I successfully configure Tor 20.080
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:2.617
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.594
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.194
And all notifications have disappeared 6.163
And I capture all network traffic 0.012
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.109
And the network is plugged 0.060
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.823
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.950
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.180
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.433
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.189
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.483
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.176
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.615
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.570
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.161
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:0.936
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.993
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.295
And all notifications have disappeared 4.955
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.152
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.096
# 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 5.748
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.233
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 12.004
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.203
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.469
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.373
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.190
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.219
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.527
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.414
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.388
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
49.744
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.556
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.102
And the network is plugged 0.054
And Tor is ready 39.285
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.729
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.012
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 2.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001