[tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

[kathihil935]

Hi Wang! Thank you so much for your help! Why is it something so simple can be so darned complicated - lol!Sent from Samsung tablet.
-------- Original message --------From: Mighty Wang <wang at mighty.wang> Date: 4/19/20  2:01 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: tor-relays at lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User > Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start> when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which> it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to> debian-tor. I enter whoami and the response is: user and not debian-tor.> With or without a password it doesn't work. Secondly, if I su debia-tor >> passwrd - sudo -u debian-tor nyx it produces a page and a half of pure> gibberish. Sudo -i to root and enter nyx, it operates perfectly; and yes> I understand I shouldn't run nyx as root.>> How do I become debian-tor so I can operate my bridge correctly? Adriann>> -- > It can't be, so therefore it isn't - stanton FriedmanHello KathiYou need to add your standard user to the debian-tor group. it is not necessary to set a password for the debian-tor user or to try to su to that debian-tor.If your username is kathi then as the following one-liner should do what you need on debian:"sudo adduser kathi debian-tor"Then arm/nyx should fire up as the kathi user...regardsWang-- MIGHTYWANG 9B2BC7EFD661072AFADC533BE8DCF1C19D8C2DCC_______________________________________________tor-relays mailing listtor-relays at lists.torproject.orghttps://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
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