Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements 2 21 Aug 2026, 16:21

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Emergency shutdown 27 2 7 0 0 36 3 2 5 5:32.273 Failed
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Feature Emergency shutdown
As a Tails user when I unplug my Tails device to trigger emergency shutdown I want the system memory to be free from sensitive data.
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41.974
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 32.837
When I eject the boot medium 0.181
Then Tails eventually shuts down 8.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
24.849
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.498
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.405
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 12.739
And patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 2.932 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.214
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 4.252
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.805 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1476 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
1:45.725
Scenario Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: vfat
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.839
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.346
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 5.252
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 2.683
And I read the content of the test FS 0.051
And patterns cover at least 90% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 3.187 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (127 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.246
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 1:30.117
cannot 
cannot find MemoryWipeCompleted.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/erase_memory.rb:232:in `/^I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:33:in `And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory'
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.937 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: vfat' (at time 01:20:08)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:08_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_vfat.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:08_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_vfat.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:08_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_vfat.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
44.964
Scenario Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: LUKS-encrypted ext4
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.429
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.286
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 41.247
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:852:in `deal_with_polkit_prompt'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:1615:in `/^I plug and mount a (\d+) MiB USB drive with an? (.*)$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:39:in `And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf"'
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 0.000
And I read the content of the test FS 0.000
And patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.969 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails erases memory on DVD boot medium removal: LUKS-encrypted ext4' (at time 01:20:58)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:58_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:58_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:58_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/2/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:58_Tails_erases_memory_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
1:54.760
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 5.205
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.355
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 10.873
And patterns cover at least 100 MiB in the guest's memory 2.760 
Pattern coverage: 128.000% (128 MiB out of 100 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.293
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 4.054
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.801 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1435 MiB reference memory)
And Tails eventually shuts down 1:30.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000