[tor-bugs] #16070 [Tor]: Tor log doesn't have to be world readable

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#16070: Tor log doesn't have to be world readable
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     Reporter:  yurivict271  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [ticket:16070 yurivict271]:
 > Currently log is:
 > > -rw-r--r--  1 _tor  _tor  3485 May 17 12:52 tor.log
 >
 > tor-0.2.6.7

 It indeed doesn't have to be, but I think it's fine for it to be.

 Put it in a directory that the world can't reach, if you want the world to
 not reach it. That's how the deb does it for example:
 {{{
 $ ls -ld /var/log/tor
 drwxr-s--- 2 debian-tor adm 4096 May 13 07:42 /var/log/tor
 }}}

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