Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6290 13 Apr 2026, 17:27

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 6:49.399 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
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.227
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.590
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 13.570
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.438
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.460
When the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.621
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.198
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.098
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.031
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 6.416
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.168
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.529
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 10.859
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.769
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.222 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.159
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:19.816
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 6.531
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.239
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 1:11.855
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:19.038
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 6.570
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.477
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:9.699
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
33.563
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 0.046
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.726
And the computer boots Tails 32.732
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.142
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 6.623
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.067
When the network is plugged 0.021
And I successfully configure Tor 19.378
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.939
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.481
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 6.509
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.149
And all notifications have disappeared 3.459
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.367
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.895
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.223
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.595
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.084
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.386
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.106
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.345
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.238
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.452
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 6.572
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.157
And all notifications have disappeared 3.740
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.400
# 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 4.426
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.251
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.641
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.719
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.391
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.264
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.111
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.146
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.179
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.062
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.095
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.207
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 6.551
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.114
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 8.139
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.380
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 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000