[tor-bugs] #1922 [Tor Client]: torrc.d-style configuration directories

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#1922: torrc.d-style configuration directories
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 Reporter:  aa138346          |        Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new               |    Priority:  normal     
Milestone:  Tor: unspecified  |   Component:  Tor Client 
  Version:                    |    Keywords:             
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Comment(by arma):

 One answer here might be to let other applications modify Tor's config
 without needing to learn how to modify the torrc file.

 For example, we could imagine a 'tor-bridge' debian package that just adds
 a torrc.d/bridge-torrc file. Then you could become a bridge without
 needing a controller and without needing a text editor. We could also
 imagine a tor-relay deb.

 Weasel, what do you think of this idea? Are debs like this a good idea, or
 is this approach bad precedent because it would bloat the number of total
 debs in the world too far?

 It *might* also be useful for controllers like Vidalia on OSes where the
 Tor deb runs as a daemon and doesn't run as the user. In those cases we've
 talked about having Vidalia launch a script that prompts the user for her
 root password and then moves the new torrc file into place. Having it move
 its torrc into a Vidalia-specific name might keep things saner -- and
 might be doable without root if the torrc.d directory is owned by a group
 that the Vidalia deb puts the user into, as we might need to do to get
 !ControlSocket going. On the other hand, ultimately it might instead just
 complicate the issue further once there are two controllers that each
 write their own config file.

 If we do it, we'd want to sort out what to do if lines in different config
 files contradict each other.

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