Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6298 14 Apr 2026, 19:47

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 7:19.468 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
20.818
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.549
When the network is plugged 0.028
And I successfully configure Tor 14.195
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.924
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 6.481
When the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.496
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.408
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.460
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.235
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 6.790
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.216
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.031
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.898
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.156
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.794
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.284 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:15.662
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.879
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.278
And I warm reboot the computer 0.012
And the computer reboots Tails 1:7.440
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:14.093
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 7.355
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.741
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 1:4.617
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
36.349
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 0.052
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.710
And the computer boots Tails 35.175
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.884
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.067
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 6.529
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.073
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 19.416
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.242
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 7.068
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.398
And all notifications have disappeared 4.045
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.285
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.915
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.295
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.822
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.781
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.410
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.311
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.506
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.266
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:24.473
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.945
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.239
And all notifications have disappeared 4.061
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.136
# 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 4.433
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.281
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.500
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.829
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.500
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.286
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.107
Then I wait until Tor is ready 36.252
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.524
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.600
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 6.842
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.091
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 8.116
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.532
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 0.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000