[tor-bugs] #2824 [Tor bundles/installation]: Make Linux TBB not fail in a non-obvious manner when run as root

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#2824: Make Linux TBB not fail in a non-obvious manner when run as root
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 Reporter:  rransom                   |          Owner:  erinn       
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:              
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:              
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Changes (by rransom):

  * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 See
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/rransom/torbrowser.git/shortlog/refs/heads/fixes-2011-08-23-01-master
 fixes-2011-08-23-01-master] (
 `https://git.torproject.org/user/rransom/torbrowser.git
 fixes-2011-08-23-01-master` ) for fixes for this bug and some other not-
 yet-reported issues.

 I chose `tardy` over the other options (GNU tar `--owner` and `--group`,
 bsdtar `-R`) for removing UIDs and GIDs from the tarball because they
 seemed less reliable.

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