[tor-talk] Workable Tor as service instructions for Win 7?

[Adrian Crenshaw]

Never mind, the instructions are more or less right. Had issues because of
the errors the non depreciated versions of the commands throw, plus configs
in the wrong place. I would still love to know where the default torrc
should be for a Windows service if you don't specify it.

To make Vidalia work again in Window after making Tor a service
1. CD into c:\Program Files\Vidalia Bundle\Tor and run:

tor --hash-password somepassword
Note:This is the hash you will use.
2: Add this to the torrc you will locate in C:\

ControlPort 9051

HashedControlPassword
16:B0AB72FC4E3A30D560A3524C79E7F26CF350A8504E73210426CCBE2373
3. If the service is already installed, run:

tor -remove
4. Not run this to set up your config:

tor -install -options -f C:\torrc ControlPort 9051
5. Now when you start, Vidalia will ask for the password to connect.

Adrian

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek at irongeek.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>    I've tried t use a combination of the insturctions here:
>
>
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorFAQ#HowdoIrunmyTorrelayasanNTservice
>
> and here:
>
> https://trac-vidalia.torproject.org/projects/vidalia/wiki/FAQ#ExistingTor
>
> to no avail. The service runs fine in Windows 7, but Vidalia will never
> prompt me for a password for connecting to the live Tor. Tried with 0.2.1.30
> and 0.2.2.30.
>
> Where am I suppose to locate my Torrc in case that I'm running it as an NT
> service? I've tried a few locations,
>
>
> As a side note, running "tor -install"  says the option is depreciated, but
> using the recommended "tor --service install" give the error:
> Jul 28 15:41:53.469 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Unknown option
> 'service'.  Failing.
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian
>
> --
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> Maugham
>



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