Hi Wang! Thank you so much for your help! Why is it something so simple can be so darned complicated - lol!

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From: Mighty Wang <wang@mighty.wang>

Date: 4/19/20 2:01 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

> Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start
> when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which
> it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to
> debian-tor. I enter whoami and the response is: user and not debian-tor.
> With or without a password it doesn't work. Secondly, if I su debia-tor >
> passwrd - sudo -u debian-tor nyx it produces a page and a half of pure
> gibberish. Sudo -i to root and enter nyx, it operates perfectly; and yes
> I understand I shouldn't run nyx as root.
>
> How do I become debian-tor so I can operate my bridge correctly? Adriann
>
> --
> It can't be, so therefore it isn't - stanton Friedman
Hello Kathi

You need to add your standard user to the debian-tor group. it is not
necessary to set a password for the debian-tor user or to try to su to
that debian-tor.

If your username is kathi then as the following one-liner should do what
you need on debian:

"sudo adduser kathi debian-tor"

Then arm/nyx should fire up as the kathi user...

regards

Wang

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