[tor-bugs] #22731 [Core Tor/Tor]: Relative DataDirectory + RunAsDaemon = Tor can't read or write most of its datadirectory files

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Tue Jun 27 14:36:27 UTC 2017


#22731: Relative DataDirectory + RunAsDaemon = Tor can't read or write most of its
datadirectory files
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 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by mcs):

 Some info about Tor Launcher:
 * It always uses absolute paths for the config directives that it
 generates in code, e.g., for `DataDirectory`.
 * Relative paths are used in a torrc-defaults file for some static
 configuration, e.g.
  `ClientTransportPlugin obfs2,obfs3,obfs4,scramblesuit exec
 PluggableTransports/obfs4proxy`
 * Tor Launcher does not enable `RunAsDaemon`.

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