Debug or a high level of logging still present in /var/log/tor/log - when using obf4 (or whatever) bridges
This is a reminder that this problem continues to exist in Tails 3.7. (and several versions prior)
"[warn] Your log may contain sensitive information - you're logging more than "notice". Don't log unless it serves an important reason. Overwrite the log afterwards."
The logging is crazy and consumes several MB per session.
** I have not tested this with plain Tor and/or TBB outside of Tails.
** Nevertheless, this is being posted to tor-dev just in case the problem exists there, too. (and for historical purposes as the problem continues to exist in Tails)
On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 01:19:00PM +0000, President Camacho wrote:
Debug or a high level of logging still present in /var/log/tor/log - when using obf4 (or whatever) bridges [...] The logging is crazy and consumes several MB per session.
** I have not tested this with plain Tor and/or TBB outside of Tails.
Well, it definitely won't happen with plain Tor, because Tor only logs to a file when you configure it to log to a file. Similarly, Tor Browser does not log to a file by default either.
So the first thing to look at is: what is setting your log lines? Is it something in the Tails configuration?
--Roger
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President Camacho -
Roger Dingledine