Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6156 19 Feb 2026, 12:02

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Root access control enforcement 8 1 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 3:56.387 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Root access control enforcement
As a Tails user, I can perform administrative tasks only by using the password I have optionally set up in the Welcome Screen
Tags: @product
1:31.752
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 with an administration password 1:24.223
And running a command as root with pkexec requires PolicyKit administrator privileges 0.090
Then I can run a command as root with sudo 0.102
Then I can run a command as root with pkexec 7.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product
2:24.634
Scenario I cannot perform administrative tasks unless I have set up an administration password in the Welcome Screen
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 37.503
And running a command as root with pkexec requires PolicyKit administrator privileges 0.062
Then I cannot run a command as root with sudo and the standard passwords 0.226
And I cannot run a command as root with pkexec and the standard passwords 20.479
Then I cannot login as root using su with the standard passwords 1:26.362
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError: <Dogtail::Failure> exception was expected but none was thrown.
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:1200: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:1199:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/root_access_control.rb:32:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/root_access_control.rb:19:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/root_access_control.rb:19:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/common_steps.rb:1199:in `/^I close the "([^"]+)" window$/'
./features/step_definitions/root_access_control.rb:32:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/root_access_control.rb:19:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/root_access_control.rb:19:in `/^I cannot login as root using su with the standard passwords$/'
features/root_access_control.feature:17:in `Then I cannot login as root using su with the standard passwords'
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.122 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I cannot perform administrative tasks unless I have set up an administration password in the Welcome Screen' (at time 00:08:32)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6156/artifact/build-artifacts/00:08:32_I_cannot_perform_administrative_tasks_unless_I_have_set_up_an_administration_password_in_the_Welcome_Screen.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6156/artifact/build-artifacts/00:08:32_I_cannot_perform_administrative_tasks_unless_I_have_set_up_an_administration_password_in_the_Welcome_Screen.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6156/artifact/build-artifacts/00:08:32_I_cannot_perform_administrative_tasks_unless_I_have_set_up_an_administration_password_in_the_Welcome_Screen.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6156/artifact/build-artifacts/00:08:32_I_cannot_perform_administrative_tasks_unless_I_have_set_up_an_administration_password_in_the_Welcome_Screen.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000