[tor-bugs] #19013 [Core Tor/Tor]: Authorities should log a more accurate message when reachability checks fail (was: Authorities shouldn't warn about reachability)

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#19013: Authorities should log a more accurate message when reachability checks
fail
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 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:  teor
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.2-alpha
 Severity:  Trivial       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  logging easy  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:  0.2
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Old description:

> Authorities log these messages even though they assume they are
> reachable:
> {{{
> May 10 01:31:46.000 [warn] Your server (52.27.2.173:8299) has not managed
> to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Relays do not publish
> descriptors until their ORPort and DirPort are reachable. Please check
> your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
> May 10 01:31:46.000 [warn] Your server (52.27.2.173:34237) has not
> managed to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Relays do not publish
> descriptors until their ORPort and DirPort are reachable. Please check
> your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
> }}}
>
> We should skip these messages for authorities, and any tors that are
> going to publish their descriptors anyway.

New description:

 Authorities check reachability even though they assume they are reachable:
 {{{
 May 10 01:31:46.000 [warn] Your server (52.27.2.173:8299) has not managed
 to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Relays do not publish descriptors
 until their ORPort and DirPort are reachable. Please check your firewalls,
 ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
 May 10 01:31:46.000 [warn] Your server (52.27.2.173:34237) has not managed
 to confirm that its DirPort is reachable. Relays do not publish
 descriptors until their ORPort and DirPort are reachable. Please check
 your firewalls, ports, address, /etc/hosts file, etc.
 }}}

 We should improve these messages for authorities.

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Comment (by teor):

 Edited the summary and description to reflect the new purpose of the
 ticket.

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