[tor-bugs] #9639 [Tor]: massive memory leak when starting tor in the absence of /var/lib/tor

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#9639: massive memory leak when starting tor in the absence of /var/lib/tor
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     Reporter:  mr-4    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.14-alpha
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:
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Comment (by mr-4):

 Replying to [comment:1 arma]:
 > Yes indeed!
 >
 > It doesn't work if you delete the datadirectory before Tor starts, since
 then it either creates it (if it can) or exits (if it can't). You need to
 let Tor start and *then* rm -rf the directory.
 Yep, sorry about that - I just verified this. I must've deleted these
 directories after tor booted up.

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