[tor-relays] rm /var/lib/tor/keys/* before changing exit policy?

Martin Kepplinger martink at posteo.de
Mon Oct 21 10:52:08 UTC 2013


Lunar:
> Martin Kepplinger:
>> Really quick not too important question. When switching a relay to
>> become an exit node or the other way round, does it make sense to delete
>> /var/lib/tor/keys/* beforehand and start it over this way?
> 
> Why would you want to do that? Updates to a relay's exit policy are
> spread to clients through the consensus and can be done at any moments.
> 
Because, say, i change from guard to (possible) exit. it maybe stays an
entry node for those who "have" it and doesn't serve as an exit as much
as it could. The tor net is probably more in need of exits that guards.
And I don't know if similar mechanisms exist in a non-guard case. It's
just speculation.
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