[tor-bugs] #18502 [Orbot]: Orbot tries to kill Tor processes it doesn't own

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#18502: Orbot tries to kill Tor processes it doesn't own
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     Reporter:  akwizgran  |      Owner:  n8fr8
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium     |  Milestone:
    Component:  Orbot      |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal     |   Keywords:  orbot kill briar
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       Points:             |    Sponsor:
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 Orbot fails to start when Briar is running because Orbot tries and fails
 to kill Briar's Tor process, leading to the following error in Orbot:

 {{{
 Waiting for control port...
 Unable to start Tor: java.lang.Exception: Cannot kill:
 /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin/tor
 Set background service to FOREGROUND
 TorService is shutting down
 An error occurred stopping Tor: Cannot kill:
 /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin/tor
 Something bad happened. Check the log
 }}}

 It looks like TorService#killAllDaemons() is taking its name a bit too
 literally. If Orbot had been running as root it would have succeeded in
 killing Briar's Tor process.

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