[tor-bugs] #21074 [Core Tor/Tor]: setrlimit fails OSX Sierra
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#21074: setrlimit fails OSX Sierra
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: nickm
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone: Tor:
| 0.3.2.x-final
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version: Tor:
| 0.2.6.7
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: OSX Sierra setrlimit, tbb-needs, | Actual Points:
031-backport |
Parent ID: | Points: 2
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by Dbryrtfbcbhgf):
Replying to [comment:30 teor]:
> Apparently some users encountered this issue after a 10.11.6 security
update:
> https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/16033/tor-unexpectedly-exited-
this-might-be-due-to-a-bug-in-tor-itself-another-progr
>
> And raising file descriptors using sudo fixes it in some cases.
>
> So yes, I think we should presume that some configurations cause
setrlimit to fail, and change tor to make setrlimit failures non-fatal.
> (I have multiple Tor Browser instances on admin and non-admin users, so
it's not a simple permissions issue.)
This user noticed something that may be the cause of the bug.
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24764#comment:20
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24764#comment:21
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21074#comment:31>
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