[tor-bugs] #12948 [Tor]: TBB Linux 4.0-Alpha-1 HashedControlPassword not working

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#12948: TBB Linux 4.0-Alpha-1 HashedControlPassword not working
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     Reporter:  vis15    |      Owner:  isis
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  accepted
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:  TBB, Linux, HashedControlPassword,
Actual Points:           |  Alpha
       Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by arma):

 The plot thickens!

 HashedControlPassword is special because of this entry in
 option_abbrevs_[]:
 {{{
   { "HashedControlPassword", "__HashedControlSessionPassword", 1, 0},
 }}}

 So when you say HashedControlPassword on the command-line, tor quietly
 rewrites it for you so it's like you said __HashedControlSessionPassword.
 And because the line starts with __, saveconf knows not to write it to the
 torrc file for you.

 At least, that's how it used to behave. It looks like 0.2.5.x might be
 different now.

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