Tor Browser - New identity problem

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“Torbutton cannot safely give you a new identity. It does not have access to the Tor Control Port.
Are you running Tor Browser Bundle?”

Somebody else affected? Any ideas about this problem?

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Hi zilika

What Whonix version are you using?

Run,

cat /etc/whonix_version

Are you affected by Permissions on directory /var/run/tor are too permissive Error? https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Tor#Permissions_Fix

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Does whonixcheck show any errors in Whonix-Gateway and/or Whonix-Workstation?

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Whonix Gateway whonixcheck:

user@host:~$ whonixcheck
[INFO] [whonixcheck] Connected to Tor.
[INFO] [whonixcheck] Whonix is produced independently of, with no guarantee from, The Tor Project. Whonix is experimental software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. https://www.whonix.org
[INFO] [whonixcheck] Whonix APT Repository: Enabled.
When the Whonix team releases BUSTER updates,
they will be AUTOMATICALLY installed (when you run apt-get dist-upgrade)
along with updated packages from the Debian team. Please
read Placing Trust in Whonix ™ to understand the risk.
If you want to change this, use:
sudo whonix_repository
[INFO] [whonixcheck] Debian Package Update Check: Checking for software updates via apt-get… ( Documentation: Operating System Software and Updates - Kicksecure )
[INFO] [whonixcheck] Debian Package Update Check Result: No updates found via apt-get.
[INFO] [whonixcheck] Please donate!
See: Donating to Whonix ™

Whonix Workstation whonixcheck:

[INFO] [whonixcheck] Tor Connection Result:

  • Connecting for 10 seconds.
  • Tor Circuit: not established.
  • Timesync status: not done.
  • sdwdate reports: Prerequisite check not done yet. More more information, see: sdwdate-gui → right click → Open sdwdate’s log
    ^Cwhonixcheck: signal SIGINT received. Cleaning up… Exiting…
    [INFO] [whonixcheck] whonixcheck aborted! (SIGNAL_TYPE: SIGINT)

@0brand Whonix 15

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Not a Tor Browser issue then. It is strange that Whonix-Gateway says it is connected while Whonix-Workstation thinks it is not connected.

What platform? VirtualBox?

Using multiple Whonix-Workstation’s and/or multiple Whonix-Gateway’s?

Is this happening with freshly imported Whonix or did you do any changes beforehand?

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SOLVED!
It was a problem with Whonix Gateway, I dont know what, but a fresh Whonix Gateway solved the problem. Sorry if I wasted your time Patrick.

Thank you