[tor-relays] Problem with MyFamily config (doesn't work correctly)

[Sebastian Hahn]

> On 13. May 2018, at 18:01, Olaf Grimm <jeep665 at posteo.de> wrote:
> 
> Dear Tor controllers,
> 
> 
> For some time now I have relays in different locations and with
> different systems.
> All relays have the same torrc, except nickname.
> The following list shows the excerpt from metrics.torproject.org.
> 
> Hydra1 (5)
> Hydra2 (5)
> Hydra5 (6)
> Hydra3 (2)
> Hydra4 (5)
> Hydra (5)
> 
> Some time ago I checked all the torrc exactly, if the MyFamily config is
> correct. All relays have been restarted. Again today. I expect that the
> number in brackets is equal for all relays in the group.
> 
> Part of my torrc:   (the same for all relays (exerpt nickname),
> including the own fingerprint)
> 
> # Hydra
> MyFamily $E9A31E7EFF7A062AA67DA601CC70605AACF9F385
> 
> # Hydra1
> MyFamily $0647C3F8352BBFA0D57A1C3E0DCF67FC3E073D2C
> 
> # Hydra2
> MyFamily $B16D271047B18D29F62AE9F3CFC7094258506A03
> 
> # Hydra3
> MyFamily $A766BF5C5AF7F897D81BD98797B17B1E8C014650
> 
> # Hydra4
> MyFamily $2D919C1E0DFA4D7760471F971C2CA96E383AEBE0
> 
> # Hydra5
> MyFamily $3E76E15E6BE6CFF409D44CCC40281AB5BB0B61C2
> 
> 
> In the Tor Manual I've found "MyFamily fingerprint,fingerprint,…  This
> option can be repeated many times, for convenience in defining large
> families: all fingerprints in all MyFamily lines are merged into one list. "
> 
> With fewer relays in the past I had the variant "MyFamily
> $KeyID_1,$KeyID_2,$KeyID_3,...". Now this line is longer than the screen
> is wide. That's why I changed the spelling according the dokumentation.
> Why does it seem to work in one place while misrepresenting other
> configs? The correctly displayed one was added last week.
> 
> Do I interpret the documentation incorrectly that this spelling is possible?
> 
> How long is the update cycle of the metrics? I think one hour. Nothing
> happened for days. Now the metrics registered the restart of the relays
> 1:45h before, but still with the wrong MyFamily ad.
> 
> 
> Hydra1 (5)    1h 47m
> Hydra2 (5)    1h 44m
> Hydra5 (6)    1h 36m
> Hydra3 (2)    1h 40m
> Hydra4 (5)    1h 37m
> Hydra (5)      1h 51m
> 
> 
> Olaf

Hi Olaf,

some of your relays use older Tor versions that do not support merging
multiple MyFamily lines.

Cheers
Sebastian