[tor-relays] Tor RPM packages now come with multi-instance support (since v0.2.6.4-rc) -- please test them

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Hi,

Tor RPM packages (starting with version 0.2.6.4-rc) now come with
multi-instance support [1].

This makes it easier for everyone running more than one tor instance
on a system.

A short mini how-to for relay ops that would like to use this:

service tor stop

1) create the folder: /etc/tor/enabled
2) move all your *.torrc files in this folder (they have to have the
.torrc file suffix)
3) create the file '/etc/default/tor' and place the following line in it:
MULTI_INSTANCE="yes"
4) make sure you have tor RPM packages v0.2.6.4-rc or higher

finally:
service tor start
will start one tor instance per exiting /etc/tor/*.torrc file (each
file is checked using --verify-config first).

Note: /etc/tor/torrc will be ignored in multi-instance mode.

Maybe we can add documentation to comments in /etc/default/tor..

The init.d script supports "selective" commands:
Lets say you only want to restart the instances that are defined in
the following two torrc files:
/etc/tor/enabled/tor22.torrc
/etc/tor/enabled/tor443.torrc

you can do that with:
service tor restart tor22 tor443


Please consider testing the new packages if you run already multiple
instances today.
If your instances do not start for unknown reasons please run 'tail -f
/var/log/audit/audit.log' while staring them and file a bug (include
the log lines and whether it works in SELinux permissive mode).

Thanks to Ondrej for merging this!

now lets hope for the debian packages [1] before 0.2.6.x is released,
Nusenu


[1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/14996
[2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/14995
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