Newer versions of 'openssl' require access to /proc/sys/kernel/random and so the line /proc/sys/kernel/random /chroot_tor/proc/sys/kernel/random auto bind 0 0 must be added to the /etc/fstab file or the command mount -o bind /proc/sys/kernel/random /chroot_tor/proc/sys/kernel/random must be run from somewhere. Keep in mind that issuing the 'mount' more than once causes nested overly mounts rather than doing nothing, so the 'fstab' approach is best. Obviously the directories proc/sys/kernel/random must be created in the 'chroot' jail tree. ---------------- This problem will appear when 'tor' attempts to roll-over it's key after several days. Took significant effort of figure out what happened as 'tor' dies without comment. It appears that if 'tor' fails in the middle of a re-key operation, the node name and state is lost entirely and the relay must rebuild it's reputation from scratch with a new name. Quite vexing.