[tor-bugs] #19122 [Core Tor/Tor]: Documentation for "User" option specifies wrong kind of argument
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#19122: Documentation for "User" option specifies wrong kind of argument
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Reporter: chadmiller | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Low | Milestone:
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version: Tor: 0.2.7.6
Severity: Normal | Keywords:
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https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en
User UID
On startup, setuid to this user and setgid to their primary group.
A UID is an integer in unix speak, not a username. The description of
the value uses "uid" correctly in the function names, but the option
should say "username" because that is the only value it supports.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/19122>
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