[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:  closed          
    Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:                  
   Component:  Vidalia    |     Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.18-rc
  Resolution:  duplicate  |    Keywords:                  
      Parent:             |      Points:                  
Actualpoints:             |  
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Comment(by cypherpunks):

 With Vidalia 0.2.19 and Tor 0.2.3.18-rc, it may be possible to fix this
 issue by adding a line like the following to the ~/.vidalia/vidalia.conf
 file in the [Tor] section:

 DataDirectory=~/.vidalia/data

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