[tor-bugs] #20711 [Core Tor/Tor]: [warn] Cannot make an outgoing connection without a DirPort

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#20711: [warn] Cannot make an outgoing connection without a DirPort
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 Reporter:  arma                   |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                 |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                 |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor           |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.2-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                 |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  triage-out-030-201612  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                         |         Points:  0.2
 Reviewer:                         |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by Christian):

 I have `DirPort` (and `ORPort`) set and get the same message, but a few
 lines before it stated that `DirPort` is reachable, so it must have found
 it in the configuration, right?

 {{{
 Feb 13 00:51:01.378 [notice] Tor 0.3.0.3-alpha-dev (git-2670844b2b64172f)
 running on Linux with Libevent 2.2.0-alpha-dev, OpenSSL 1.1.0d and Zlib
 1.2.8.
 [...]
 Feb 13 00:57:41.000 [notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks
 like client functionality is working.
 Feb 13 00:57:41.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 100%: Done
 Feb 13 00:57:41.000 [notice] Now checking whether ORPort
 71.xxx.xxx.xxx:9001 and DirPort 71.xxx.xxx.xxx:9030 are reachable... (this
 may take up to 20 minutes -- look for log messages indicating success)
 Feb 13 00:57:42.000 [notice] Self-testing indicates your DirPort is
 reachable from the outside. Excellent.
 Feb 13 00:57:43.000 [notice] Self-testing indicates your ORPort is
 reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
 Feb 13 00:57:51.000 [notice] Performing bandwidth self-test...done.
 Feb 13 00:58:15.000 [warn] Cannot make an outgoing connection without a
 DirPort.
 Feb 13 00:58:15.000 [warn] Cannot make an outgoing connection without a
 DirPort.
 Feb 13 01:02:20.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
 }}}

 This is with today's Git checkout.

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