[tor-bugs] #19572 [Core Tor/Tor]: set Tor Control Authcookie default file location from /var/lib/tor/control.authcookie to /var/run/tor/control.authcookie

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#19572: set Tor Control Authcookie default file location from
/var/lib/tor/control.authcookie to /var/run/tor/control.authcookie
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     Reporter:  adrelanos     |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.4-rc
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 For an ephermal file, the default location is much more appropriate in
 {{{/var/run/tor/control.authcookie}}} rather than the current default
 {{{/var/lib/tor/control.authcookie}}}.

 To help standardize the path, please change Tor's default to
 {{{/var/run/tor/control.authcookie}}}, which is also what Debian is using.

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 This would help define a more standard way across distributions how Tor
 control port authentication should work.
 https://github.com/rustybird/corridor/issues/11

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 https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/or/control.c?id=8917c4f19fccbe26ccea78b7fdb6d4730ef017c4#n6344

 {{{
 return get_datadir_fname("control_auth_cookie");
 }}}

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