[tor-bugs] #27192 [Core Tor/Tor]: Perform --verify-config before reloading tor

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#27192: Perform --verify-config before reloading tor
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 Reporter:  traumschule   |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by traumschule):

 Just reproduced it with Tor version 0.3.6.0-alpha-dev:
 {{{
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [notice] {GENERAL} Received reload signal (hup).
 Reloading config and resetting internal state.
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [notice] {CONFIG} Read configuration file
 "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc".
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [notice] {CONFIG} Read configuration file
 "/etc/tor/torrc".
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [warn] {CONFIG} Couldn't open file for 'Log notice
 file /var/log/tor1/tor.log': No such file or directory
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [warn] {CONFIG} Failed to parse/validate config:
 Failed to init Log options. See logs for details.
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [err] {CONFIG} Reading config failed--see warnings
 above. For usage, try -h.
 Oct 31 19:58:34.000 [warn] {CONFIG} Restart failed (config error?).
 Exiting.
 }}}

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