[tor-bugs] #9779 [Stem]: Stem configs resetting to default

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#9779: Stem configs resetting to default
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks          |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal               |      Milestone:
Component:  Stem                 |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.25
 Keywords:  tor stem log config  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                       |         Points:
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 After some time, Tor receives a HUP signal (during a long period without
 any user interaction) and any configuration changes made in Stem are
 replaced with whatever is in the torrc file. Specifically, this change
 occurs at the precise moment that the tor log is rotated. Stem maintains
 authentication and can still communicate with tor...

 My concern is with the purpose of Tor's HUP signal and the loss of any
 configuration made in Stem...

 Example log tail:
 .....
 Sep 1 01:25:57.000 [notice] new bridge descriptor 'XXXXXX' (fresh):
 $0000000000000000000000000000000000000000~XXXXXX at 1.23.4.5
 Sep 1 01:39:04.000 [notice] Received reload signal (hup). Reloading config
 and resetting internal state.
 Sep 1 01:39:04.000 [notice] Read configuration file "/usr/share/tor/tor-
 service-defaults-torrc".
 Sep 1 01:39:04.000 [notice] Read configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".

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