Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6172 25 Feb 2026, 17:36

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Feature: Backing up the persistent storage
Tags: @product
1:54.119
Scenario Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file
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 7.954
# The volume cannot be in use when GuestFs clones it, which we do below
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.359
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 0.703
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.836
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.007
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 5.602
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.146
When I plug USB drive "backup" 7.223
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.104
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.178
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.124
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.108
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 4.767
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 1:0.000
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [desktop frame | main]: 'zenity' application
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:70:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:7:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:7: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/backup.rb:6: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/backup.rb:6:in `/^the backup tool displays "([^"]+)"$/'
features/backup.feature:22:in `Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!"'
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "backup" 0.000
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 6.476 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file' (at time 01:25:04)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:04_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:04_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:04_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:04_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.111
Feature: Localization
Tags: @product
23.696
Scenario Tails stores localization preferences when it's asked to
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.491
When I set the language to Italian (it) 4.565
And I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage 11.639
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [alert | Question]: child with name='Salva non crittografato' roleName='button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:498:in `/^I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage$/'
features/localization.feature:69:in `And I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage'
Then the "it" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
When I set the language to French (fr) 0.000
Then the "fr" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000
Then the "fr" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
And the Welcome Screen's language is set to French 0.000
When I log in to a new session 0.000
Then the language is set to French 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.824 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails stores localization preferences when it's asked to' (at time 02:10:06)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:10:06_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:10:06_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:10:06_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:10:06_Tails_stores_localization_preferences_when_it_s_asked_to.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Feature: Localization
Tags: @product
2:29.570
Scenario Cleartext localization preferences have priority over 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 without a persistent partition and logged in 8.706
# The first boot simulates a legacy Tails, where locale is only saved in Persistent Storage
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.639
And I create a persistent partition 1:3.048
And I manually store legacy localization settings in Persistent Storage 0.569
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.916
# The second boot verifies that the legacy setting still works
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.776
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.279
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.200
When I enable persistence 7.578
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to German 0.491
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to France 0.234
When I set the language to Italian (it) 4.480
Then the language and keyboard have not been saved in cleartext storage 2.077
When I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage 11.571
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [alert | Question]: child with name='Salva non crittografato' roleName='button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:498:in `/^I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage$/'
features/localization.feature:96:in `When I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage'
Then the "it" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
# The third boot verifies that cleartext has priority
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to Italian 0.000
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Italy 0.000
When I enable persistence 0.000
# Only formats are loaded from persistence
Then the Welcome Screen's formats is set to France 0.000
And the Welcome Screen's language is set to Italian 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.068 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Cleartext localization preferences have priority over Persistent Storage' (at time 02:12:41)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:12:41_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:12:41_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:12:41_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6172/artifact/build-artifacts/02:12:41_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008