On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 6:05 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I just upgraded to 0.2.0.20-rc from 0.2.0.19-alfa > > Seems there is a bug, I am always asked to enter a password, even when I > check the "randomly generate" password setting in Vidalia. > > Moreover, if I enter a password manually instead of ticking "randomly > generate", this password is never accepted in when I am asked to enter it. So > tor never runs... For it runs, I have to chose the "Cookie" option. >
In 0.2.0.20-rc it seems that a "HashedControlPassword" line is expected to be present in torrc, or else the random generation of password in Vidalia won't work correctly. Here's a temporary workaround: (1) Edit torrc and add a dummy HashedControlPassword line. The following will do: HashedControlPassword 16:0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789 (2) Edit vidalia.conf so it contains only the following two lines in the [Tor] section. (Other sections can remain unchanged. Or remove them if you'd like to start over with everything in their default values.) You may need to adjust TorExecutable to point to your exact path for tor.exe: [Tor] TorExecutable=C:\\Program Files\\Vidalia Bundle\\Tor\\tor.exe Hope this helps. Cheers, John
