[tor-bugs] #6259 [Vidalia]: Vidalia can't start Tor: Couldn't access/create private data directory "/usr/bin"

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#6259: Vidalia can't start Tor: Couldn't access/create private data directory
"/usr/bin"
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    Reporter:  akwala   |       Owner:  chiiph          
        Type:  defect   |      Status:  reopened        
    Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:                  
   Component:  Vidalia  |     Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.20-rc
  Resolution:           |    Keywords:                  
      Parent:           |      Points:                  
Actualpoints:           |  
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Changes (by akwala):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * version:  Tor: 0.2.3.18-rc => Tor: 0.2.3.20-rc
  * resolution:  duplicate =>


Comment:

 Reopening this because the issue persists even though it's marked as a
 duplicate of another bug that's apparently fixed -- I suspect this is a
 separate issue, not a duplicate; please read the preceding comments.

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 `Aug 17 14:46:03.252 [Notice] Tor v0.2.3.20-rc (git-8a06c87d156f4335)
 running on Linux.Aug 17 14:46:03.252 [Notice] Tor can't help you if you
 use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warningAug 17 14:46:03.252
 [Notice] Read configuration file "/home/myname/.vidalia/torrc".Aug 17
 14:46:03.263 [Notice] Initialized libevent version 2.0.16-stable using
 method epoll (with changelist). Good.Aug 17 14:46:03.263 [Notice] Opening
 Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050Aug 17 14:46:03.264 [Notice] Opening
 Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9051Aug 17 14:46:03.264 [Notice] Opening OR
 listener on 0.0.0.0:9001Aug 17 14:46:03.264 [Warning] /usr/bin is not
 owned by this user (myname, 1000) but by root (0). Perhaps you are running
 Tor as the wrong user?Aug 17 14:46:03.264 [Warning] Failed to
 parse/validate config: Couldn't access/create private data directory
 "/usr/bin"Aug 17 14:46:03.264 [Error] Reading config failed--see warnings
 above.`

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