[tor-bugs] #22101 [Core Tor/Tor]: Can't have relative DataDirectory with CookieAuthentication enabled

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#22101: Can't have relative DataDirectory with CookieAuthentication enabled
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 Reporter:  pastly        |          Owner:  Jigsaw52
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arma):

 The issue is that RunAsDaemon is set as well, right? So the problem is (a)
 relative paths plus (b) setting runasdaemon?

 In the past, our answer was "you cannot have relative paths and also set
 runasdaemon."

 Trying to do both has certainly confused people in the past about what
 behavior they ought to get. (Some behavior will now be relative to the
 datadirectory, and some of it won't? That cannot end well, right?)

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