Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6254 01 Apr 2026, 11:22

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 6:27.812 Passed
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
19.830
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 7.355
When the network is plugged 0.025
And I successfully configure Tor 12.409
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.191
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.816
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 6.893
When the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.516
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.560
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.765
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.938
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.124
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.150
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.143
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.743
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.328
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.360 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:4.424
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.094
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.243
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 56.132
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:4.160
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.666
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.497
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 55.535
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.450
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.942
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.077
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.797
And the computer boots Tails 36.680
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.380
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.055
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.050
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.796
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.077
When the network is plugged 0.016
And I successfully configure Tor 19.091
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.109
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 6.768
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.181
And all notifications have disappeared 3.688
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.041
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.354
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.898
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.233
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.800
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.784
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.409
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.107
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.335
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.378
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.187
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.464
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.987
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.161
And all notifications have disappeared 3.704
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.341
# 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 4.273
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.294
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.634
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.051
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.562
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.317
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.155
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.309
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.245
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.080
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.075
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 7.327
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.117
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 9.080
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.521
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 0.011
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001