Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc 3 19 Sep 2026, 06:34

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Feature: Installing Tails to a USB drive
Tags: @product
15:25.471
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage
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 7.948
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.044
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.031
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.991
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.172
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 15:12.282
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | tails-installer]: child with name='Information' roleName='alert'
STDOUT:

STDERR:


./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/usb.rb:271:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:269:in `block in <top (required)>' (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/usb.rb:269:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:50:in `And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.904 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 01:01:06)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:01:06_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:01:06_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:01:06_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:01:06_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.115
Feature: Using persistent Tor bridges and pluggable transports
52.818
Background
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 52.818
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:53:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:36:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:220:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:59:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:36:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:220:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:59:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:36:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:220:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:59:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:36:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:220:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ without\ a\ persistent\ partition\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/persistent_tor_bridges.feature:8:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in'
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 0.000
Then the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is not enabled 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.000
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.000
And I configure some persistent obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 0.000
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
Then tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.000
And the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is enabled and active 0.000
When I cold reboot the computer 0.000
And the computer reboots Tails 0.000
And I enable persistence 0.000
And I capture all network traffic 0.000
And I log in to a new session 0.000
Then tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.000
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.000
Feature: Using persistent Tor bridges and pluggable transports
Tags: @product
0.000
Scenario Disabling persistence of Tor bridges
Steps
When I choose to connect to Tor automatically 0.000
And I accept Tor Connection's offer to use my persistent bridges 0.000
And I disable saving bridges to Persistent Storage 0.000
And I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 0.000
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.000
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.000
And the "TorConfiguration" tps feature is not enabled and not active 0.000
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.228 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Disabling persistence of Tor bridges' (at time 02:58:19)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:19_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:19_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:19_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc/3/artifact/build-artifacts/02:58:19_Disabling_persistence_of_Tor_bridges.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000