Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_web-release-7.14 4 29 Sep 2026, 20:36

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 78 1 1 0 0 80 9 1 10 6:57.873 Failed
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
19.131
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.419
When the network is plugged 0.026
And I successfully configure Tor 12.636
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
21.092
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.401
When the network is plugged 0.029
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.278
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.671
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.671
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
22.859
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.389
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.211
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.032
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.337
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.003
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.416
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.409

Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
1:42.560
Scenario The system time is not synced to the hardware clock
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.661
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.235
And I warm reboot the computer 0.026
And the computer reboots Tails 1:35.638
can
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/time_syncing.feature:37:in `And the computer reboots Tails'
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.100

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system time is not synced to the hardware clock' (at time 00:21:49)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_web-release-7.14/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:49_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_web-release-7.14/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:49_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_web-release-7.14/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:49_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_web-release-7.14/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:21:49_The_system_time_is_not_synced_to_the_hardware_clock.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
53.956
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.819
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.144
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 45.453
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
32.349
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.099
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.598
And the computer boots Tails 31.595
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
26.446
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.293
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.087
When the network is plugged 0.024
And I successfully configure Tor 18.996
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
1:9.286
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.765
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.189
And all notifications have disappeared 3.651
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.042
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.642
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 5.070
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.169
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.919
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.625
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.348
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.282
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.043
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.436
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
54.715
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.556
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.190
And all notifications have disappeared 3.795
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.079
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.452
# Anti-test: Users east of UTC can't connect to obfs4 bridges
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting 4.471
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.197
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.662
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.418
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.346
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.201
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.111
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.534
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.462
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.173
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
15.474
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.643
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.071
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 7.350
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.379
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001