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Re: [tor-bugs] #4473 [Tor Client]: Disallow ControlPort auto unless ControlPortWriteToFile also set?
#4473: Disallow ControlPort auto unless ControlPortWriteToFile also set?
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Reporter: arma | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component: Tor Client | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by atagar):
Nope, it won't. The problem is that making sense of a 'ControlPort auto'
configuration requires that the controller knows where the torrc is
located. However, this is a dynamic location for TBB.
When no interface argument is present arm attempts to bootstrap via the
default control port and socket path. If they're using a random port with
a torrc in a random location then I'm kinda at a loss for how to connect.
I suppose I could snag the netstat output for everything with 'tor' in the
name and try all of those ports but... ewwww.
My impression is that 'ControlPort auto' is a TBB-only hack that, like
Vidalia's random controller password, excludes the use of other
controllers. I'd be happy to be wrong, though. :)
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4473#comment:3>
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