Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6696 28 Sep 2026, 12:14

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 159 1 3 0 0 163 20 1 21 27:47.292 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
Tags: @product
6:5.775
Scenario Tails Persistent Storage behave tests
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 6:5.775
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:764:in `/^available upgrades have been checked$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/persistence.feature:7:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected'
And I update the APT lists using apt 0.000
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 0.000
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.647 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails Persistent Storage behave tests' (at time 03:15:49)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6696/artifact/build-artifacts/03:15:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6696/artifact/build-artifacts/03:15:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6696/artifact/build-artifacts/03:15:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6696/artifact/build-artifacts/03:15:49_Tails_Persistent_Storage_behave_tests.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
53.074
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 34.553
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 12.109
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.356
And persistence is disabled 0.124
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 5.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:32.325
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.355
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.257
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.081
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.458
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.054
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.229
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:0.699
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.145
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product
28.872
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.292
And the system is very low on memory 3.984
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.194
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.373
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.175
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.417
And I free up some memory 0.430
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 8.950
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:47.705
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.574
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.246
And all tps features are active 8.392
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.639
When I disable the first tps feature 2.521
Then all tps features but the first one are active 8.456
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.435
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.489
Then all tps features but the first one are active 7.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
13.660
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.372
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.096
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.066
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.040
When I disable the first tps feature 2.467
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.055
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.053
When I enable the first tps feature 2.390
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.075
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
13.574
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.574
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.096
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.071
And I disable the first tps feature 3.023
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.761
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
44.976
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.531
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 12.920
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.692
When I write some files expected to persist 1.086
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.569
# XXX: The next step succeeds (and the --debug output confirms that it's actually looking for the files) but will fail in a subsequent scenario restoring the same snapshot. This exactly what we want, but why does it work? What is guestfs's behaviour when qcow2 internal snapshots are involved? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 11.133
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:39.825
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.815
And the network is plugged 0.053
And Tor is ready 9.233
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.153
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.278
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.407
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.337
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.357
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.060
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.117
Tags: @product
38.119
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.277
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.088
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 11.887
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 16.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:50.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.270
When I enable persistence 21.544
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.324
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 37.757
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.422
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.285
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.531
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 22.556
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.124
When I cold reboot the computer 5.800
And the computer reboots Tails 33.225
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.211
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.178
Given I enable persistence 13.852
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.090
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.292
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.400
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product
2:10.778
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.229
# Note that if anything fails after the passphrase was changed and
# before it's changed back below, subsequent scenarios might fail
# because the Persistent Storage doesn't have the expected passphrase.
When I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage 28.751
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.622
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:4.880
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 23.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
38.394
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.603
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.106
Then persistence is disabled 0.095
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.595
And all notifications have disappeared 8.163
When I delete the persistent partition 2.625
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:18.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.147
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.069
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.529
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.094
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product
55.034
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.252
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.048
When I try to enable persistence 1.183
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 12.641
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.916
And all notifications have disappeared 7.467
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.261
And all tps features are enabled 8.101
And all tps features but the first one are active 8.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:38.077
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 1:53.814
And I enable persistence 27.653
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.286
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.615
And persistence is enabled 8.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
29.907
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.298
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 21.997
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
40.143
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.555
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.596
When I enable persistence 13.482
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.046
And persistence is successfully enabled 8.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
28.085
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.188
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.105
When I try to enable persistence 1.288
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.312
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.255
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.345
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.047
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.082
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
41.169
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.604
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.052
When I try to enable persistence 1.193
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 10.939
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.221
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.026
When I log in to a new session 7.731
And all notifications have disappeared 9.188
# Now both WhisperBack and Tor Browser has started at the same
# time, so we do not know which window is focused. The steps about
# Tor Browser care about that, but the ones about WhisperBack do
# not, so we first deal with WhisperBack and then kill it to
# ensure that Tor Browser is focused.
Then WhisperBack is prefilled for fsck with summary: "Failed to repair the file system of your Persistent Storage" 0.151
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.089
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.134
Then the Tor Browser starts 0.984
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
39.744
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.805
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.885
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.281
When I try to enable persistence 1.141
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 2.568
When I log in to a new session 8.092
And all notifications have disappeared 7.310
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.042
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000