[tor-bugs] #11156 [Tor]: "can't find a pluggable transport proxy" errors when obfsproxy started up

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#11156: "can't find a pluggable transport proxy" errors when obfsproxy started up
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     Reporter:  asn     |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-pt tor-client
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
       Points:          |
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Description changed by asn:

Old description:

> brade in #10418 gave some reproducible instructions on how to trigger the
> "can't find a pluggable transport proxy" error, even when obfsproxy has
> no trouble starting up.
>
> {{{
> We were supposed to connect to bridge '1.3.4.5:12345' using pluggable
> transport 'obfs3', but we can't find a pluggable transport proxy
> supporting 'obfs3'. This can happen if you haven't provided a
> ClientTransportPlugin line, or if your pluggable transport proxy stopped
> running.
> }}}

New description:

 brade in #10418 gave some reproducible instructions on how to trigger the
 "can't find a pluggable transport proxy" error, even when obfsproxy has no
 trouble starting up.

 You can find brade's post in comment:40:ticket:10418

 {{{
 We were supposed to connect to bridge '1.3.4.5:12345' using pluggable
 transport 'obfs3', but we can't find a pluggable transport proxy
 supporting 'obfs3'. This can happen if you haven't provided a
 ClientTransportPlugin line, or if your pluggable transport proxy stopped
 running.
 }}}

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