Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements 3 21 Aug 2026, 21:48

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Emergency shutdown 33 1 2 0 0 36 4 1 5 3:57.114 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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18.801
Scenario Tails shuts down on DVD boot medium removal
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected 18.801
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | Tor Connection]: child with name='Connect to Tor automatically' roleName='radio button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:533:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:553:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:718:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:672:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:209:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:228:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/emergency_shutdown.feature:12:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in and the network is connected'
When I eject the boot medium 0.000
Then Tails eventually shuts down 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.147 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Tails shuts down on DVD boot medium removal' (at time 01:20:21)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:21_Tails_shuts_down_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:21_Tails_shuts_down_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:21_Tails_shuts_down_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:21_Tails_shuts_down_on_DVD_boot_medium_removal.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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30.521
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 3.578
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.292
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 13.171
And patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 3.543 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.220
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 8.909
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.806 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1471 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.578
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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25.623
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 3.486
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.328
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 5.532
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 2.808
And I read the content of the test FS 0.071
And patterns cover at least 90% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 3.160 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (127 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.235
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 9.145
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.853 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1475 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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47.714
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 3.463
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.319
And I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 30.605
And I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 0.884
And I read the content of the test FS 0.034
And patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 2.799 
Pattern coverage: 106.115% (97 MiB out of 91 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.188
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 8.603
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.816 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1464 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:54.453
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 4.805
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.448
And I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 11.036
And patterns cover at least 100 MiB in the guest's memory 2.739 
Pattern coverage: 128.000% (128 MiB out of 100 MiB reference memory)
When I eject the boot medium 0.289
And I wait for Tails to finish wiping the memory 4.636
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.795 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 1449 MiB reference memory)
And Tails eventually shuts down 1:29.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000