[tor-bugs] #6044 [Tor Hidden Services]: Tor can't use a named pipe for a hidden service key

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#6044: Tor can't use a named pipe for a hidden service key
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 Reporter:  katmagic             |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal               |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Hidden Services  |        Version:     
 Keywords:                       |         Parent:     
   Points:                       |   Actualpoints:     
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 If I try to use a named pipe for a hidden service key, Tor dies with
 {{{
 Jun 03 00:00:00.000 [notice] Tor 0.2.3.15-alpha-dev (git-ec7fd08ccfa878c3)
 opening log file.
 Jun 03 00:00:00.000 [err] {FS} Can't read key from
 /tmp/tmp.SekAugJpK0/private_key"
 Jun 03 00:00:00.000 [warn] {GENERAL} Error loading rendezvous service keys
 Jun 03 00:00:00.000 [err] {BUG} set_options(): Bug: Acting on config
 options left us in a broken state. Dying.
 }}}

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