Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6379 15 May 2026, 11:35

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Random Seed 8 1 6 0 0 15 0 1 1 4:25.808 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Random Seed
As a Tails user I want Tails to use secure random numbers
Tags: @product
4:25.808
Scenario A random seed is read during boot and written during boot and shutdown
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Steps
Given a computer 0.138
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.036
And I plug USB drive "temp" 1.025
And I write the Tails USB image to disk "temp" 13.893
Then there is no random seed on USB drive "temp" 2.666
When I start Tails from USB drive "temp" with network unplugged 59.729
Then the random seed was written multiple times on first boot 0.399
And there is a random seed on USB drive "temp" 2.688
When I log in to a new session 3:5.231
cannot 
cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:601:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:542:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
features/random_seed.feature:15:in `When I log in to a new session'
And I wait for the random seed to be updated 0.000
Then there is a random seed on USB drive "temp" 0.000
And the random seed is different from the previous one 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
Then there is a random seed on USB drive "temp" 0.000
And the random seed is different from the previous one 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 5.083 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'A random seed is read during boot and written during boot and shutdown' (at time 02:56:46)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6379/artifact/build-artifacts/02:56:46_A_random_seed_is_read_during_boot_and_written_during_boot_and_shutdown.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6379/artifact/build-artifacts/02:56:46_A_random_seed_is_read_during_boot_and_written_during_boot_and_shutdown.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6379/artifact/build-artifacts/02:56:46_A_random_seed_is_read_during_boot_and_written_during_boot_and_shutdown.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6379/artifact/build-artifacts/02:56:46_A_random_seed_is_read_during_boot_and_written_during_boot_and_shutdown.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.139