[tor-relays] Cloning a relay - duplicate fingerprint

[Ivan Markin]

Patrick DERWAEL:
> --> cloned VM, changed IP and mac adresses, OS hostname, Tor nickname and
> restarted the Tor service
> 
> Surprise: the fingerprint of the clone is identical to the one of the
> source VM

There is no surprise. You've probably just cloned DataDirectory which
contains long-term relay private key and edited only torrc (nickname,
ports, whatever). Try to clear DataDirectory out and restart tor - it
should regenerate the keys.

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Ivan Markin