[tor-bugs] #16398 [Tor]: systemd startup timeout on v0.2.6.9 (git-145b2587d1269af4)

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#16398: systemd startup timeout on v0.2.6.9 (git-145b2587d1269af4)
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 Reporter:  maxxer   |          Owner:
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major    |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor      |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.9
 Keywords:  systemd  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:           |         Points:
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 I'm using experimental builds on Ubuntu 15.04. Since the last update
 systemd is looping forever in restarting Tor, because it detects a start
 timeout:

 {{{
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma systemd[1]: Starting Anonymizing overlay network
 for TCP...
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11487]: Jun 18 12:26:27.321 [notice] Tor
 v0.2.6.9 (git-145b2587d1269af4) running on Linux with Libevent
 2.0.21-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.1f and Zlib 1.2.8.
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11487]: Jun 18 12:26:27.321 [notice] Tor can't
 help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11487]: Jun 18 12:26:27.321 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc".
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11487]: Jun 18 12:26:27.321 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11487]: Configuration was valid
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11490]: Jun 18 12:26:27.393 [notice] Tor
 v0.2.6.9 (git-145b2587d1269af4) running on Linux with Libevent
 2.0.21-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.1f and Zlib 1.2.8.
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11490]: Jun 18 12:26:27.393 [notice] Tor can't
 help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11490]: Jun 18 12:26:27.393 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc".
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11490]: Jun 18 12:26:27.393 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11490]: Jun 18 12:26:27.400 [notice] Opening
 Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050
 Jun 18 12:26:27 dharma tor[11490]: Jun 18 12:26:27.400 [notice] Opening
 Control listener on /var/run/tor/control
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma systemd[1]: tor.service start operation timed out.
 Terminating.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma systemd[1]: Failed to start Anonymizing overlay
 network for TCP.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma systemd[1]: Unit tor.service entered failed state.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma systemd[1]: tor.service failed.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma systemd[1]: tor.service holdoff time over,
 scheduling restart.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma systemd[1]: Starting Anonymizing overlay network
 for TCP...
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11572]: Jun 18 12:27:12.796 [notice] Tor
 v0.2.6.9 (git-145b2587d1269af4) running on Linux with Libevent
 2.0.21-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.1f and Zlib 1.2.8.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11572]: Jun 18 12:27:12.796 [notice] Tor can't
 help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11572]: Jun 18 12:27:12.796 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc".
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11572]: Jun 18 12:27:12.796 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11572]: Configuration was valid
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11575]: Jun 18 12:27:12.874 [notice] Tor
 v0.2.6.9 (git-145b2587d1269af4) running on Linux with Libevent
 2.0.21-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.1f and Zlib 1.2.8.
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11575]: Jun 18 12:27:12.874 [notice] Tor can't
 help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11575]: Jun 18 12:27:12.874 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc".
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11575]: Jun 18 12:27:12.875 [notice] Read
 configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11575]: Jun 18 12:27:12.881 [notice] Opening
 Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050
 Jun 18 12:27:12 dharma tor[11575]: Jun 18 12:27:12.882 [notice] Opening
 Control listener on /var/run/tor/control
 }}}
 ... and goes on like this forever. This wasn't happening until few days
 ago, where this last update was distirbuted.

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