[tor-bugs] #6188 [- Select a component]: Vidalia can't start tor, complains of permission denied to ~/.vidalia/torrc

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#6188: Vidalia can't start tor, complains of permission denied to ~/.vidalia/torrc
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 Reporter:  akwala                |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:                    
Component:  - Select a component  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.17-beta
 Keywords:                        |         Parent:                    
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:                    
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 Started happening after update to Tor v0.2.3.17-beta -- see log entries
 below.

 System: Ubuntu 11.10 amd64

 Jun 16 !17:24:37.602 [Notice] Tor v0.2.3.17-beta (git-122aff63b4ef3ab7)
 running on Linux.
 Jun 16 !17:24:37.602 [Notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong!
 Learn how to be safe at
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Jun 16 !17:24:37.602 [Notice] This version is not a stable Tor release.
 Expect more bugs than usual.
 Jun 16 !17:24:37.602 [Warning] Could not open
 "/home/myname/.vidalia/torrc": Permission denied
 Jun 16 !17:24:37.602 [Warning] Unable to open configuration file
 "/home/myname/.vidalia/torrc".Jun 16 !17:24:37.602 [Error] Reading config
 failed--see warnings above.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6188>
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