[tor-bugs] #20250 [Obfuscation/meek]: macOS 10.12 TorBrowser meek pluggable transport issues

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#20250: macOS 10.12 TorBrowser meek pluggable transport issues
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 Reporter:  tordevSZ0                            |          Owner:  dcf
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/meek                     |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
 Severity:  Major                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  meek, macOS, TorBrowser, 10.12,      |  Actual Points:
  sierra, macOS                                  |
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:12 tordevSZ0]:
 > This may be an error on my part, but when using a fresh install of 6.5a3
 on 10.12, the initial Tor Network Settings window opens, but fails to
 connect to the tor control port, even with
 extensions.torlauncher.control_port_use_socket pref set to false in
 prefs.js.

 I think I know why setting this pref appeared to have no effect. You have
 to edit the prefs.js file found under `~/Library/Application Support
 /TorBrowser-Data`, not the one in the installation directory under
 `/Applications`. The one under `/Applications` doesn't have an effect once
 it is copied to `~/Library/Application Support/TorBrowser-Data`.

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