[tbb-bugs] #21306 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Be more helpful in the "cannot connect to tor control" error case

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#21306: Be more helpful in the "cannot connect to tor control" error case
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 Reporter:  arma                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by teor):

 Similarly, the "tor exited on startup" case could do with some work.
 It happened to me (my fault for editing the torrc), but there were no log
 messages and no helpful options except "restart". Which didn't work, of
 course.

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