Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6714 01 Oct 2026, 11:17

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 5:35.112 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
18.074
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.328
When the network is plugged 0.053
And I successfully configure Tor 11.611
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.076
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.360
When the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.980
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.809
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.864
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.528
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.178
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.180
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.045
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.913
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.859
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.900
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.409 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.187
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
47.845
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.279
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.204
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 40.639
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
51.155
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.189
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.970
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 42.049
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.939
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.405
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.078
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.626
And the computer boots Tails 28.647
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.117
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.164
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.108
When the network is plugged 0.026
And I successfully configure Tor 16.782
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.920
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.342
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.126
And all notifications have disappeared 3.656
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.718
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.578
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.171
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.171
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.308
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.320
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.093
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.929
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.374
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.070
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.120
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.146
And all notifications have disappeared 3.836
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.662
# 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 3.892
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.229
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.404
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.467
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.337
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.381
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.090
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.910
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.334
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
14.978
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.192
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.088
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 7.390
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.276
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:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000