_Originally created by @intrigeri on [#15799 (Redmine)](https://public-redmine-archive.tails.boum.org/code/issues/15799)_ Hi\! I’ve briefly mentioned this a few times already but never managed to file a ticket, so here we go. I’m aware that this test works fine on your machine and on lizard, but the fact it *always* fails in my environment (a replica of our Jenkins setup modulo I have a poor Internet connection), which otherwise runs the rest of the test suite in a more reliable manner than lizard, may be an indicator of a real problem, that could potentially affect more developers and not just me. 01:59:04 Scenario: Additional software packages are installed even without network # features/additional_software_packages.feature:8 02:06:13 Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in with an administration password # features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:186 02:06:13 And the network is plugged # features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:79 02:06:13 And Tor is ready # features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:347 02:06:13 Tor failed to bootstrap (TorBootstrapFailure) 02:06:13 ./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:170:in `rescue in wait_until_tor_is_working' 02:06:13 ./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:164:in `/^Tor has built a circuit$/' 02:06:13 features/additional_software_packages.feature:11:in `And Tor is ready' I’m attaching all the debug artifacts Jenkins saved for this scenario when I’ve run the full test suite on the 3.9\~rc1 tentative ISO. Potentially fishy things: - `tor-has-bootstrapped` returns 1 for 4 seconds and then returns 3 forever. - `Logs begin at Fri 2018-08-17 00:50:17 UTC, end at Fri 2018-08-17 02:04:12 UTC` means — I guess — that the oldest snapshot in the tree used here is already more than 1h old when we run this scenario; I wonder if ordering matters and if it’s just bad luck if *this* scenario fails and perhaps another similar one that would run at the same (relative) time would expose the same problem; I’ll try running only this scenario in the same environment, and perhaps running it at a different (relative) time - In the logs I see: `Unexpected valid-until: [2018-08-17 02:02:00] is not [2018-08-17 02:01:40 + 3h]`. Could this possibly make tor fail to bootstrap? What other info should I provide to help you debug this? E.g. I could apply patches you give me to get more debug output, this sort of things. Feature Branch: test/13541-more-robust-tor-bootstrap+force-all-tests ### Attachments * [debug.log](https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/attachments/download/2108/debug.log) * [chutney-nodes.zip](https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/attachments/download/2109/chutney-nodes.zip) * [02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.tor](https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/attachments/download/2110/02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.tor) * [02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.png](https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/attachments/download/2111/02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.png) * [02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.mkv](https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/attachments/download/2112/02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.mkv) * [02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.journal](https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/attachments/download/2113/02_02_56_Additional_software_packages_are_installed_even_without_network.journal) Parent Task: tails/tails#14568 ### Related issues - **Related to** tails/tails#14572 - **Related to** tails/tails#14596 - **Related to** tails/tails#13541 - **Blocks** tails/tails#14597 - **Blocks** tails/tails#13241