[tor-bugs] #9645 [Tor]: Tor client goes berserk downloading microdescriptors forever, if you rm -rf its datadir

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#9645: Tor client goes berserk downloading microdescriptors forever, if you rm -rf
its datadir
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-client 024-backport
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Comment (by nickm):

 Replying to [comment:10 mr-4]:
 > So, I think the tor code should be changed slightly so that the
 behaviour in "post" and "during" is consistent with "pre" boot scenario -
 if datadir doesn't exist, recreate it and if a specific file doesn't
 exist, do the same.

 Hm. I think that generally, it's a bit questionable to expect that Tor
 should always recover from having parts of its data directory deleted from
 beneath it: this is not a supported operation.  Still, that wouldn't be
 out of the question: opening a new ticket for that.

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