Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6718 02 Oct 2026, 11:32

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 6:43.108 Failed
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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
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18.128
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.286
When the network is plugged 0.030
And I successfully configure Tor 11.771
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.519
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 6.549
When the network is plugged 0.039
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.074
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.069
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.748
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.774
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 6.217
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.197
And I capture all network traffic 0.011
And the network is plugged 0.063
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.074
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.383
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.376
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.406 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:39.687
Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.256
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.196
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:33.229
can 
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:37:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.747 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:20:39)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6718/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:39_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6718/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:39_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6718/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:39_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6718/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:39_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
50.496
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 6.212
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.291
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 42.504
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
31.444
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 a computer 0.075
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.021
And I start the computer 0.654
And the computer boots Tails 30.642
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.531
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.846
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.270
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.126
When the network is plugged 0.033
And I successfully configure Tor 17.380
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:7.649
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 18.162
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.138
And all notifications have disappeared 3.689
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.717
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.696
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.131
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.701
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.658
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.285
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.076
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.866
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.402
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
50.785
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 6.184
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.147
And all notifications have disappeared 3.038
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.769
# 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 4.196
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.316
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.511
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.428
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.276
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.310
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.117
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.819
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.318
# 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" 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.777
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 6.445
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.062
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 7.925
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.303
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 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000