Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6165 24 Feb 2026, 21:12

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 7:45.995 Passed
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Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
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22.958
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.470
When the network is plugged 0.076
And I successfully configure Tor 14.354
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.671
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.202
When the network is plugged 0.069
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.250
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.907
And I wait until Tor is ready 30.127
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.395
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.733
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.219
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.100
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.117
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.294
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.213
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.064
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.648 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:12.917
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.822
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.481
And I warm reboot the computer 0.014
And the computer reboots Tails 1:2.782
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:13.763
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 8.347
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.424
And I warm reboot the computer 0.012
And the computer reboots Tails 1:2.751
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
43.028
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.188
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.025
And I start the computer 1.080
And the computer boots Tails 41.360
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.974
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.407
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.105
When the network is plugged 0.060
And I successfully configure Tor 20.339
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:3.723
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.068
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.261
And all notifications have disappeared 4.841
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.067
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.076
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.004
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.259
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.194
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.251
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.432
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.175
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.302
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.643
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.067
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.840
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.363
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.204
And all notifications have disappeared 4.956
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.096
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.142
# 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 4.358
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.173
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 12.185
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.521
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.555
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.440
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.229
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.598
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.610
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.350
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.721
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 8.719
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.099
And the network is plugged 0.058
And Tor is ready 10.377
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.461
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.486
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001