[tor-bugs] #30284 [Applications/Tor Browser]: start fails with "Control port file not created"

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#30284: start fails with "Control port file not created"
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 Reporter:  belm0                               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:
                                                |  needs_information
 Priority:  High                                |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-8.5-must, TorBrowserTeam201904  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                      |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:7 echaskaris]:
 > Thank ''you''! I'm doing this correctly right?

 Thanks! Yes, that is exactly what we requested!

 Unfortunately, this is still a mystery. The file is successfully created,
 but tor never writes to it. I wonder if tor is dying, or it is starting
 slowly and doesn't create the cookie before the timeout?

 {{{
 5331    05-08 18:13:35.919 I/OnionProxyManager(13091): Waiting for control
 port
 5332    05-08 18:13:35.919 I/OnionProxyManager(13091): Control port file
 existence: true
 5333    05-08 18:13:35.919 I/OnionProxyManager(13091): isCreated is: true
 [snip]
 5903    05-08 18:13:50.929 W/OnionProxyManager(13091): Control port file
 not created
 5904    05-08 18:13:50.929 W/OnionProxyManager(13091): Control port file
 length is: 0
 5905    05-08 18:13:50.929 I/FileUtilities(13091):
 /data/data/org.torproject.torbrowser_nightly/app_torservice/lib/tor/control.txt
 5906    05-08 18:13:50.939 I/System.out(13091): Sending status: STOPPING
 5907    05-08 18:13:50.959 I/System.out(13091): Sending status: OFF
 }}}

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