Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6022 25 Dec 2025, 11:39

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 70 1 4 0 0 75 9 1 10 16:2.309 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
25.640
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.831
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.050
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 4.111
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.358
When I start Tails Installer 10.241
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product
21.677
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.152
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.083
And I start Tails Installer 10.279
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.019
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.821
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.081
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.209
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:29.696
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.285
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.070
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 4.216
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.286
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:55.613
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.615
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.528
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.168
Tags: @product
2:27.124
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.394
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.054
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.436
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:55.843
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.903
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.417
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.166
Tags: @product
20.950
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 11.580
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.080
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.083
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.895
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.342
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 2.969
undefined method `[]' for nil (NoMethodError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:926:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:926:in `/^I run "([^"]+)" in Console$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:147:in `/^I start Tails Installer$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:187:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:50:in `And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.061

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 00:46:35)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/00:46:35_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/00:46:35_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/00:46:35_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/00:46:35_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product
2:30.634
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.709
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.049
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.316
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:56.110
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 18.938
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.446
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.166
Tags: @product
2:38.311
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
# We reach this first checkpoint only to ensure that the ' __internal' disk has reached the state (Tails installed + persistent partition set up) we need before we clone it below.
# This first part is done without Tails Installer (install from Tails USB image)
# Note: the "__internal" disk will keep its state across scenarios
# and features until one of its snapshots is restored.
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.048
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.748
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 1.621
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.967
# This second part is done with Tails Installer, that's what this scenario is about
When I reinstall Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:55.841
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.549
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.475
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.379
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.177
Tags: @product @uefi
1:26.482
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 12.460
And I power off the computer 0.310
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.050
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 1:10.351
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.325
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.935
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
2:13.479
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.414
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 59.130
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.054
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.277
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 1:3.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.183
Tags: @product
1:8.310
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given a computer 0.155
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 1:7.130
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.306
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.194
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.215
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.108
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.067
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.069
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007