[tor-bugs] #5174 [Tor Relay]: Tor relay can listen to ports < 1024 without running as root
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#5174: Tor relay can listen to ports < 1024 without running as root
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Reporter: flupzor | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: Tor: unspecified
Component: Tor Relay | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Changes (by nickm):
* milestone: => Tor: unspecified
Comment:
Hm? There is no way to bind low ports unless you start with the
appropriate capability (e.g., by being root). That's not a bug; that's
unix.
That said, the website should do a better job of distinguishing between
running as root and starting as root.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5174#comment:6>
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