[tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

algo7 algo7 at pm.me
Mon Apr 20 20:35:11 UTC 2020


I literally answered the same question on tor.stackexchange.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 23:58, Mighty Wang <wang at mighty.wang> wrote:

>> 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 Friedman
> Hello Kathi
>
> You 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...
>
> regards
>
> Wang
>
> --
>
> MIGHTYWANG 9B2BC7EFD661072AFADC533BE8DCF1C19D8C2DCC
>
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