[tor-bugs] #11983 [Ooni]: When ooniprobe starts it should perform checks to verify the config file is correct

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#11983: When ooniprobe starts it should perform checks to verify the config file is
correct
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks  |      Owner:  hellais
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Ooni         |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:
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Old description:

> This issue was automatically migrated from github issue
> https://github.com/TheTorProject/ooni-probe/issues/279.
>
> There are some cases that can be detected as wrong settings that should
> fail gracefully at startup.
>
> For example if you have set `start_tor` to `false` and no socks port is
> set ooniprobe should fail to start and output a comprehensible error
> message.
>
> Also when the `socks_port` is set it should verify that Tor is listening
> on such port.

New description:

 This issue was automatically migrated from github issue
 https://github.com/TheTorProject/ooni-probe/issues/279.

 There are some cases that can be detected as wrong settings that should
 fail gracefully at startup.

 For example if you have set `start_tor` to `false` and no socks port is
 set ooniprobe should fail to start and output a comprehensible error
 message.

 Also when the `socks_port` is set it should verify that Tor is listening
 on such port.

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Comment (by hellais):

 These checks should probably go inside of `ooni.settings` in the method
 `read_config_file`.

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