Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6722 05 Oct 2026, 12:26

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Backing up the persistent storage 12 1 4 0 0 17 0 1 1 57.206 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Backing up the persistent storage
As a Tails user I want to backup my persistent storage And easily keep that backup updated
Tags: @product
57.206
Scenario Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.365
# The volume cannot be in use when GuestFs clones it, which we do below
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.229
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 0.901
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 9.122
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.015
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 3.590
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.213
When I plug USB drive "backup" 2.382
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.243
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.151
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.238
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.139
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 20.611
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:838:in `deal_with_polkit_prompt'
./features/step_definitions/backup.rb:18:in `/^I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt$/'
features/backup.feature:21:in `And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt'
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 0.000
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "backup" 0.000
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 7.061 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Using Tails' custom backup tool to backup a newly added file' (at time 01:29:30)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6722/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:30_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6722/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:30_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6722/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:30_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6722/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:30_Using_Tails__custom_backup_tool_to_backup_a_newly_added_file.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.238