Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6383 18 May 2026, 11:26

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 6:6.304 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
18.955
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.418
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 12.463
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.349
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.511
When the network is plugged 0.036
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.508
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.005
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.244
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.140
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.524
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.168
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.032
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.576
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.012
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.449
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.326 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
55.087
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.629
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.181
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 47.714
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.052
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.459
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.883
And I warm reboot the computer 0.016
And the computer reboots Tails 50.483
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.833
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.068
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.362
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.049
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.023
And I start the computer 0.726
And the computer boots Tails 34.238
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.562
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.717
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.087
When the network is plugged 0.017
And I successfully configure Tor 18.672
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.866
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.670
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.161
And all notifications have disappeared 3.520
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.244
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.620
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.232
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.989
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.678
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.378
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.901
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.234
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.354
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.721
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.157
And all notifications have disappeared 3.580
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.228
# 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 4.159
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.246
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.446
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.183
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.455
# "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" 1.117
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.120
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.262
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.169
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.298
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.523
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.090
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 9.203
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.441
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000