Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_web-release-7.14 1 29 Sep 2026, 17:46

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 26:12.079 Passed
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Feature Tails persistence
As a Tails user I want to use a Persistent Storage
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1:29.954
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 with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.439
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.549
And I install "python3-behave" using apt 6.230
Then the Tails Persistent Storage behave tests pass 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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43.002
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 22.271
When I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 13.443
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.228
And persistence is disabled 0.091
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 6.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:37.497
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.965
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.256
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.071
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 17.639
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.059
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.351
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:4.920
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.180
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
31.026
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 without a persistent partition and logged in 8.564
And the system is very low on memory 3.978
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.284
When I try to create a persistent partition 4.970
Then The Persistent Storage app shows the error message "Not enough memory to create Persistent Storage" 0.188
When I close the Persistent Storage app 2.364
And I free up some memory 0.615
And I create a persistent partition with the default settings 10.012
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:52.947
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 8.742
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.308
And all tps features are active 8.377
And all persistent directories have safe access rights 1.756
When I disable the first tps feature 2.450
Then all tps features but the first one are active 9.893
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.929
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:6.146
Then all tps features but the first one are active 8.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
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14.048
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 8.363
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.072
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.050
Then the file I created was copied to the Persistent Storage 0.065
When I disable the first tps feature 2.775
Then persistence for "Persistent" is not active 0.063
And the Persistent directory does not exist 0.079
When I enable the first tps feature 2.493
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.047
And the file I created in the Persistent directory exists 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
13.468
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 7.830
Then persistence for "Persistent" is active 0.056
When I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.042
And I disable the first tps feature 2.474
And I delete the data of the Persistent Folder feature 3.020
Then the file I created does not exist on the Persistent Storage 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
45.973
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 8.004
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 10.124
And I take note of which tps features are available 9.248
When I write some files expected to persist 1.158
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.486
# 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" 11.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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1:42.202
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.187
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 9.549
And I add a wired DHCP NetworkManager connection called "persistent-con-current" 0.133
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.481
Given I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:6.923
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 11.202
And I switch to the "persistent-con-current" NetworkManager connection 0.394
And the 1st network device has a spoofed MAC address configured 0.141
And no network device leaked the real MAC address 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.086
Tags: @product
41.834
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 10.191
And I enable persistence creation in Tails Greeter 1.123
And I log in to a new session expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated 13.221
Then I create a persistent partition with the default settings using the wizard that was already open 17.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
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2:59.387
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 9.076
When I enable persistence 23.656
Then no persistent Greeter options were restored 13.791
When I set all Greeter options to non-default values 38.650
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.419
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.307
# We need to set a format explicitly, or it won't be restored later
When I set the formats to "Belgien - Deutsch" 4.550
When I log in to a new session in German (de) after having activated the Persistent Storage 22.828
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.153
When I cold reboot the computer 6.043
And the computer reboots Tails 35.640
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.360
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.288
Given I enable persistence 14.652
Then persistent Greeter options were restored 0.106
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Belgium 0.351
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.405
Then all Persistent Greeter options are set to non-default values 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
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2:14.397
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 8.428
# 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 27.999
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.555
Then I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with the changed persistence passphrase 1:8.705
And I change the passphrase of the Persistent Storage back to the original 22.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product
40.108
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.267
And I log in to a new session without activating the Persistent Storage 14.708
Then persistence is disabled 0.099
But a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "__internal" 4.733
And all notifications have disappeared 8.262
When I delete the persistent partition 2.670
Then there is no persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" 0.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:26.571
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 8.738
When I write some dotfile expected to persist 0.068
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.999
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:10.553
Then the expected persistent dotfile is present in the filesystem 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
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1:0.834
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 9.113
And I create a symlink "/home/amnesia/Persistent" to "/etc" 0.062
When I try to enable persistence 1.195
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 15.013
When I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 8.965
And all notifications have disappeared 7.903
Then the Persistent Storage settings tell me that the Persistent Folder feature couldn't be activated 1.250
And all tps features are enabled 8.872
And all tps features but the first one are active 8.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
4:37.143
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 3:46.911
And I enable persistence 31.264
And I log in to a new session after having activated the Persistent Storage 7.982
Then a Tails persistence partition with LUKS version 2 and argon2id exists on USB drive "__internal" 0.554
And persistence is enabled 10.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
34.544
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 LUKS 1 persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.883
And I enable persistence but something goes wrong during the LUKS header upgrade 26.086
Then the Tails persistence partition on USB drive "__internal" still has LUKS version 1 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
47.527
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 8.874
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" 10.329
When I enable persistence 16.910
Then the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.047
And persistence is successfully enabled 11.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
32.942
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.035
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 11.464
When I try to enable persistence 1.514
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 3.780
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.152
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that the filesystem was repaired successfully 0.553
And the filesystem of the Persistent Storage was repaired 0.093
When I close the filesystem repair dialog 1.091
Then persistence is successfully enabled 4.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
44.440
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 8.783
And the Persistent Storage filesystem is corrupted beyond what e2fsck can repair 0.072
When I try to enable persistence 1.274
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that filesystem errors were found on the Persistent Storage 11.244
When I repair the filesystem of the Persistent Storage 1.231
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that it failed to repair the Persistent Storage 0.034
When I log in to a new session 9.646
And all notifications have disappeared 8.673
# 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" 0.185
And the file "/var/lib/gdm3/post-greeter-whisperback.json" is empty 0.111
When I close the "whisperback" window 1.244
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.146
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
42.226
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 8.698
And I corrupt the Persistent Storage filesystem on USB drive "__internal" in a way which can't be automatically repaired 9.805
And Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.345
When I try to enable persistence 1.154
Then the Welcome Screen tells me that my hardware is probably failing 3.979
When I log in to a new session 8.073
And all notifications have disappeared 6.886
Then the Tor Browser starts 1.224
And "Tails - Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors" has loaded in the Tor Browser 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000