Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6717 01 Oct 2026, 17:45

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 5:53.866 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
19.562
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.483
When the network is plugged 0.044
And I successfully configure Tor 12.999
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.969
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 6.353
When the network is plugged 0.042
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.686
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.749
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.086
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.869
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.366
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.151
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.039
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.786
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.166
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.960
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.349 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.726
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.412
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.255
And I warm reboot the computer 0.023
And the computer reboots Tails 44.994
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.960
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 6.648
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.323
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 44.120
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
31.449
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 0.102
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.015
And I start the computer 0.661
And the computer boots Tails 30.616
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.221
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 6.381
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.091
When the network is plugged 0.028
And I successfully configure Tor 18.682
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.852
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.408
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.164
And all notifications have disappeared 4.230
And I capture all network traffic 0.009
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.087
And the network is plugged 0.038
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.266
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.492
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.153
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.947
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.959
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.376
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.110
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.198
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.362
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.320
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.446
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.222
And all notifications have disappeared 4.101
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.038
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.157
# 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 4.033
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.164
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.639
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.877
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.320
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.296
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.106
Then I wait until Tor is ready 8.089
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.421
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.940
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.934
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.471
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.114
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 8.866
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.001
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.443
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:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000