[tor-bugs] #3782 [Core Tor/Tor]: Add native chroot support to Tor

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#3782: Add native chroot support to Tor
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 Reporter:  ioerror       |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-relay     |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:11 cypherpunks]:
 > Tor currently needs to access a few directories, including
 `/var/lib/tor`, `/var/log/tor`, and `/etc/tor`. I believe all of these
 have files that can't simply be opened once before a chroot because they
 need to be re-read when Tor reloads (e.g. when it receives a `SIGHUP`).
 Would it be an issue to create a `/var/lib/tor/chroot` directory and
 populate it with hardlinks to the relevant files?

 Those directories are the default. Tor has the DataDirectory, Log, and -f
 options, which can all be used to place the relevant files in a cheroot
 directory.

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