[tor-bugs] #10554 [Tor]: Incorrect error message when invalid DataDirectory is specified in FreeBSD
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#10554: Incorrect error message when invalid DataDirectory is specified in FreeBSD
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Reporter: modalexii | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: Tor | Version: Tor: 0.2.3.25
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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When torrc DataDirectory is invalid, messages output to stderr incorrectly
state that Log is invalid.
To reproduce:
1. Torrc has __invalid__ DataDirectory specification like `DataDirectory
/foo/does-not-exist` or similar
1. Torrc has __valid__ Log specification of any kind; e.g. `Log notice
syslog` or `Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log`
1. Start tor as a service, i.e. `# Service tor start`
1. Messages written to stderr are as follows:
{{{
Jan 04 17:43:01.000 [warn] Couldn't open file for 'Log notice file
/var/log/tor': Is a directory
<snip>
Jan 04 17:43:01.000 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Failed to init
Log options. See logs for details.
}}}
To remedy, specify a valid DataDirectory or comment out the line. Tor runs
without issue, revealing that the Log specification was not the issue.
{{{
# uname -a
FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898: Thu Sep 26 22:50:31
UTC 2013 root at bake.isc.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
# tor --version
Jan 04 18:01:55.249 [notice] Tor v0.2.3.25 (git-17c24b3118224d65) running
on FreeBSD.
}}}
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