Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6732 09 Oct 2026, 07:28

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Tails persistence 163 0 0 0 0 163 21 0 21 24:25.232 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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2:1.909
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.938
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.478
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.683
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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27.722
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.233
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.150
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.224
And persistence is disabled 0.080
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:39.422
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 9.501
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.353
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.093
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 19.203
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.041
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.286
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.721
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.157
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
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31.179
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.405
And the system is very low on memory 4.326
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.321
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.227
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.099
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.373
And I free up some memory 0.859
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 10.519
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:53.586
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 8.332
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.463
And all tps features are active 9.589
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.835
When I disable the first tps feature 2.472
Then all tps features but the first one are active 9.053
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:5.459
Then all tps features but the first one are active 9.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
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13.312
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.068
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.059
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.047
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.061
When I disable the first tps feature 2.448
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.043
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.045
When I enable the first tps feature 2.402
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.047
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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13.993
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.351
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.057
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.059
And I disable the first tps feature 2.664
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 2.819
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
59.314
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 20.920
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 13.316
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.995
When I write some files expected to persist 0.993
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.444
# 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" 11.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:44.111
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 7.643
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 9.966
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.100
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.397
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:9.179
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 11.218
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.364
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.068
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.063
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41.128
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.171
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.141
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 14.360
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 16.454
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:55.104
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 8.832
When I enable persistence 23.521
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.351
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.265
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.218
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.311
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.491
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 22.928
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.132
When I cold reboot the computer 6.298
And the computer reboots Tails 34.417
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.199
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.128
Given I enable persistence 14.595
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.086
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.342
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 6.855
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
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2:7.702
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 8.686
# 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 28.862
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.276
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:4.659
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 20.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
38.916
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 8.499
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.686
Then persistence is disabled 0.090
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.548
And all notifications have disappeared 8.144
When I delete the persistent partition 2.669
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:22.334
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.386
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.053
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.489
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:8.087
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
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1:0.294
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.698
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.068
When I try to enable persistence 1.254
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 14.893
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.791
And all notifications have disappeared 8.432
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.294
And all tps features are enabled 8.439
And all tps features but the first one are active 8.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:48.441
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 2:4.957
And I enable persistence 26.658
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.356
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.464
And persistence is enabled 8.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
31.848
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
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 7.975
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 23.297
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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41.057
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.914
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 9.691
When I enable persistence 13.265
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.059
And persistence is successfully enabled 9.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
29.998
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.666
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.548
When I try to enable persistence 1.261
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 2.734
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.233
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.153
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.108
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.364
Then persistence is successfully enabled 3.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
42.182
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 8.352
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.056
When I try to enable persistence 1.201
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 11.416
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.224
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.029
When I log in to a new session 8.177
And all notifications have disappeared 8.051
# 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" 0.179
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.137
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.210
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.144
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.998
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
41.672
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.223
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 10.557
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.368
When I try to enable persistence 1.130
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 2.459
When I log in to a new session 8.853
And all notifications have disappeared 6.832
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.347
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000