[tor-bugs] #17997 [Tor Browser]: ExitNodes and/or StrictNodes not working in 5.0.6

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#17997: ExitNodes and/or StrictNodes not working in 5.0.6
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 Reporter:  thmprtor                     |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                       |         Status:
 Priority:  Very High                    |  needs_information
Component:  Tor Browser                  |      Milestone:
 Severity:  Critical                     |        Version:  Tor:
 Keywords:  exitnodes torrc strictnodes  |  unspecified
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Changes (by mcs):

 * status:  new => needs_information


Comment:

 No files should be shared. Make sure that no firefox.exe or tor.exe
 processes are running before you edit torrc. If you duplicated an existing
 copy of Tor Browser, it is possible that some files have embedded paths;
 be careful about that.

 Also, you should never edit torrc-defaulta in Tor Browser because it may
 be overwritten by the next automatic update of the browser. Please only
 edit torrc. If editing torrc does not work, something else is wrong.

 Did you arrange for tor.exe to use different ports between your two
 browser instances (control port and SOCKS port)? Or do you just make sure
 tor.exe has exited before you start your other browser?

 If a bookmark is written to the wrong browser profile, then that profile
 was the one in use at the time the bookmark was created or modified. The
 only way I can think of for that to happen is if you did not actually
 start a new browser instance (new firefox.exe process).

 Please use our installer to place copies of Tor Browser in two separate
 folders, make the required changes to the two torrc files, and then report
 back here as to whether any files are shared.

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