[tor-bugs] #3614 [arm]: When using arm to configure tor, arm wipes /etc/tor/torrc

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#3614: When using arm to configure tor, arm wipes /etc/tor/torrc
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 Reporter:  runa    |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal  |      Milestone:        
Component:  arm     |        Version:        
 Keywords:          |         Parent:        
   Points:          |   Actualpoints:        
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Comment(by runa):

 I guess it's worth mentioning that I ran arm as root (necessary to read
 files in /etc, I believe).

 The tl;dr of #tor-dev is that arm should read it's own config file, not
 deal with /etc/tor/torrc. The config file can then be set up with
 ControlPort and CookieAuthentication, which means that the user doesn't
 have to do anything before running arm for the first time. I wonder if the
 new version takes care of all this.

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