[tor-bugs] #18562 [Tor]: Do we need to chown AF_UNIX sockets?

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#18562: Do we need to chown AF_UNIX sockets?
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 Reporter:  nickm   |          Owner:
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium  |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal  |     Resolution:
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 Reviewer:          |        Sponsor:  None
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Comment (by weasel):

 We changed tor to open unix sockets after switching to the target user.

 As such, when tor opens these, they should be created with the correct
 user already.  And if they weren't, we probably wouldn't have the bits
 anymore to actually change that.

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