Chosing my location when using TOR

[SBTlauien]

I'm using TOR version 3.6.6 and I am having trouble setting up my exit node. I have found this short tutorial on setting up my exit node however, I run in a couple of problems. It could be that this was written five years ago.

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 1. Vidalia seems to be integrated into TOR now, so I am assuming the bundle package is what I need to download.

 2. In the advanced tab, it doesn't show the location to the configuration file. However, I found in a YouTube comment, that this file is within the main installation folder.

 3. When I try to edit this file, I get an error that the file is currently in use. After restarting my PC, if I try to immediately edit this file, I still get the same error message.

 How can I change my exit node in TOR?

[aldra]

in lunix you need to stop the tor service first, so /etc/init.d/tor stop or equivalent. in Windows you probably need to stop all tor-related services, and depending on the location may need administrative access to edit the file (right click notepad > run as administrator, then open the file from within notepad). didn't bother checking the links, but you used to be able to append exit node preferences to the URL, but that's no longer supported.

[Riv3r]

in lunix you need to stop the tor service first, so /etc/init.d/tor stop or equivalent. in Windows you probably need to stop all tor-related services, and depending on the location may need administrative access to edit the file (right click notepad > run as administrator, then open the file from within notepad). didn't bother checking the links, but you used to be able to append exit node preferences to the URL, but that's no longer supported.

they still haven't fixed the "service tor stop" bullshit yet? I haven't been on tor in a minute. Haven't really needed to. I'm running into issues getting IRC to run through it but am too busy to fuck with it. That bug is ancient. You'd think they'd have fixed that one by now.

[SBTlauien]

Got it! 

I straight up copied the whole directory to my desktop, edited the file, deleted the original directory, and then cut-pasted the copied directory back to where the original was.

I'm going to try to make a program that'll edit it for me.